Re: Problem in 'Closing session' with dvd+rw-tools-7.0

[Andy Polyakov <appro@fy.chalmers.se>]

> I am having a problem burning DVD-Rs on a Pioneer DVR-109 (running
> firmware version 1.58).
>
> The burning process goes fast but it chokes on "Closing Session" without
> giving any errors. After about 15 minutes or so, the program will exit
> without any errors but issuing `dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd` shows the
> following:
>
> INQUIRY:                [PIONEER ][DVD-RW  DVR-109 ][1.58]
> GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
>  Mounted Media:         11h, DVD-R Sequential
> READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
>  Media Book Type:       25h, DVD-R book [revision 5]
>  Last border-out at:    2045*2KB=4188160
> READ DISC INFORMATION:
>  Disc status:           appendable
>  Number of Sessions:    1
>  State of Last Session: reserved/damaged
>  "Next" Track:          1
>  Number of Tracks:      1
> READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
>  Track State:           complete incremental
>  Track Start Address:   0*2KB
>  Free Blocks:           0*2KB
>  Track Size:            2257936*2KB
>  Last Recorded Address: 2234063*2KB
> READ CAPACITY:          2234064*2048=4575363072

Note Last border-out and READ CAPACITY. Normally these values would be 
same. Something went terribly wrong and I'd say it smells media defect 
in lead-in area. Note that you're also expected to "provide versioning 
information, exact command line, exact output generated by the program."  A.