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dvd+rw-booktype does not work with Lite-On DVD+RW LDW-401S



Hi all,

I have been tinkering with the bitsetting function of my DVD writer:
Lite-On LDW-401S,
but I can' make it work under Linux. Here's the information of my writer:

# dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd2

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INQUIRY:                [LITE-ON ][DVD+RW LDW-401S ][ES0M]

GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
 Mounted Media:         1Bh, DVD+R
 Current Write Speed:   4.0x1385=5540KB/s
 Write Speed #0:         4.0x1385=5540KB/s
 Write Speed #1:         2.4x1385=3324KB/s

GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
 Write Performance:     4.0x1385=5540KB/s@[0 -> 0]
 Speed Descriptor#0:   00/0 R@2.4x1385=3324KB/s W@4.0x1385=5540KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#1:   00/0 R@2.4x1385=3324KB/s W@2.4x1385=3324KB/s

READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
 Media Book Type:       A1h, DVD+R book [revision 1]
 Media ID:                   CMC MAG/E01
 Legacy lead-out at:     0*2KB=0

READ DISC INFORMATION:
 Disc status:                 blank
 Number of Sessions:    1
 State of Last Session:  empty
 Number of Tracks:       1

READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
 Track State:                blank
 Track Start Address:       0*2KB
 Next Writable Address:   0*2KB
 Free Blocks:                  2295104*2KB
 Track Size:                    2295104*2KB

READ CAPACITY:          1*2048=2048

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Upgrading to firmware ES0M (which adds the bitsetting feature), 
I have successfully changed the booktype status of my writer 
in Windows, and have burned a DVD+R disc with DVD-Rom booktype too.

However, when I tried to change the booktype of a DVD+R disc
under Linux, error messages were returned as these:
 
# dvd+rw-booktype -dvd-rom -unit+r /dev/dvd2

> :-[ RICOH(14h) failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]: Wrong medium type

# dvd+rw-booktype -inq /dev/dvd2

> Unable to determine unit settings. Default settings vary from
> firmware to firmware. Set explicitly to be certain.

So, is there any hacking I can do to make 'dvd+rw-booktype' utility 
to support my Lite-On LDW-401S writer? I am willing to do 
some tests and feedback if it can help.

Any help and suggestion is really appreciated

-Wily Yuen
Feb 1, 2005



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