One for DVD+RW/hcn.html

["Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>]

Hi Andy,

i got one for your hcn.html

INQUIRY:                [HL-DT-ST][BD-RE  GGW-H20L ][YL03]

This drive does not like format type 0x30 with
sub type 3 Quick Certification. Only sub type 2
(i.e. full formatting) works ... and needs 4900
seconds.

Format type 0x00 works and needs about 30 seconds.

I stumbled over this because xorriso could not
format unused BD-RE by this format parameter list:
  00 82 00 08 00 B4 74 00 C3 00 30 00

When i learned why dvd+rw-format formats fast and
successfully, i found that it can produce about the
same format lists too.
This one is similar enough to fail:

  $ dvd+rw-format -ssa=min /dev/sr1
  * BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by <appro@fy.chalmers.se>, version 7.1.
  * 24.2GB BD media detected.
  * formatting .:-[ FORMAT UNIT failed with SK=5h/INVALID FIELD IN
    PARAMETER LIST]: Input/output error

It's format parameter list is
  00 82 00 08 00 B8 74 00 C3 00 10 00

The problem appears with used and with unused media
READ FORMAT CAPACITIES:
 formatted:             11826176*2048=24220008448
 00h(3000):             11826176*2048=24220008448
 30h(3000):             11826176*2048=24220008448
 30h(5000):             11564032*2048=23683137536
 30h(1000):             12088320*2048=24756879360
 31h(800):              12219392*2048=25025314816

READ FORMAT CAPACITIES:
 unformatted:           12219392*2048=25025314816
 ... same list as above ...


Have a nice day :)

Thomas