Re: Liteon 1693S stopped working with growisofs after upgrading firmware

[Johann Schwarz <sjo@aon.at>]

Hello!

I have risky news for you!

Look at: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=152583

and then: http://codeguys.rpc1.org/firmwares.html#SOHW-1693S


What do you think?








Asfand Yar Qazi schrieb:

> Bill Davidsen wrote:
>
> > Johann Schwarz wrote:
> >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > Sorry about my broken English!
> > >
> > > I have the same problem since few weeks!
> > >
> > > Today I think i have found the solution!?
> > >
> > > I am a slackwareuser - i have tried slackware 10.2 (kernel 2.4 and 
> > > 2.6), ubuntu 5.10 and fedora core 4.....then i have tried dvdrecord 
> > > and nero for linux...i have tried 5 or 6 different medium...every 
> > > time the same error as you! (RW ok but R- and R+ nok)
> > >
> > > But today i search for a new version of growisofs (dvd+rw-tools).
> > > I don't found a new version but i found different versions for 486 
> > > and 686
> > > (slackwarepackage: dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8.tgz and 
> > > dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8-i686-1jlp.tgz)
> > > I deinstall the 486 version and install the 686 version and i was 
> > > really surprise: growisofs burn the medium (platinum 8x)
> > > mabey important: i have upgrade my firmware to KS0B!
> > > I have an Athlon XP 3000
> > >
> > > Tomorrow i will trie to compile a source growisofs and i will borrow 
> > > from friends other mediums to test carefully.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think the firmware upgrade is the most likely reason this is 
> > working. I don't see why a 486 version would give problems on a 686 
> > system, although the other way would probably not work.
>
> Upgraded firmware to KS0B, and exactly the same problem.
>
> /dev/sr0: "Current Write Speed" is 3.3x1385KBps.
> :-[ WRITE@LBA=0h failed with SK=2h/ASC=04h/ACQ=01h]: No medium found
> :-( write failed: No medium found
>
> Looks like I'll be using Windows for my burning needs, *sigh*