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I burned an ISO to DVD+RW with growisofs then checked its status with dvd+rw-mediainfo. It seems to have burned ok. Then I eject and re-insert the DVD and do another dvd+rw-mediainfo. Now the media is blank. So which is it - burned or not? Any suggestions much appreciated! Cheers, Parker ii dvd+rw-tools 7.0-9ubuntu1 DVD+-RW/R tools Linux vortex 2.6.24-23-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 27 18:44:42 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux Burn the ISO: ~$ growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd=ma_vie_en_l_aire.iso Executing 'builtin_dd if=ma_vie_en_l_aire.iso of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0' /dev/dvd: pre-formatting blank DVD+RW... /dev/dvd: "Current Write Speed" is 2.0x1352KBps. 16908288/4612487168 ( 0.4%) @2.4x, remaining 27:10 RBU 100.0% UBU 2.3% 28180480/4612487168 ( 0.6%) @2.4x, remaining 27:06 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 39452672/4612487168 ( 0.9%) @2.4x, remaining 25:06 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 50692096/4612487168 ( 1.1%) @2.4x, remaining 23:59 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% [snip] 4591190016/4612487168 (99.5%) @2.4x, remaining 0:06 RBU 63.5% UBU 99.9% 4602462208/4612487168 (99.8%) @2.4x, remaining 0:02 RBU 29.9% UBU 100.0% builtin_dd: 2252192*2KB out @ average 2.4x1352KBps /dev/dvd: flushing cache /dev/dvd: writing lead-out ~$ Now check status: $ dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd INQUIRY: [TSSTcorp][CD/DVDW TS-H552B][TS04] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 1Ah, DVD+RW Current Write Speed: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Write Speed #0: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2295103 R@8.0x1385=11080KB/s W@2.4x1385=3324KB/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0] Media ID: RITEK/008 Legacy lead-out at: 2252192*2KB=4612489216 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: complete Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: complete Number of Tracks: 1 BG Format Status: suspended READ FORMAT CAPACITIES: formatted: 2295104*2048=4700372992 26h(0): 2295104*2048=4700372992 READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]: Track State: complete Track Start Address: 0*2KB Free Blocks: 0*2KB Track Size: 2295104*2KB FABRICATED TOC: Track#1 : 17@0 Track#AA : 17@2295104 Multi-session Info: #1@0 READ CAPACITY: 2295104*2048=4700372992 ~$ eject Close drive and check status again: ~$ eject -t ~$ dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd INQUIRY: [TSSTcorp][CD/DVDW TS-H552B][TS04] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 1Ah, DVD+RW Current Write Speed: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Write Speed #0: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s Speed Descriptor#0: 00/2295103 R@8.0x1385=11080KB/s W@2.4x1385=3324KB/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0] Media ID: RITEK/008 Legacy lead-out at: 2295104*2KB=4700372992 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: blank Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: empty "Next" Track: 1 Number of Tracks: 1 READ FORMAT CAPACITIES: unformatted: 2295104*2048=4700372992 26h(0): 2295104*2048=4700372992 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: 0*2048=0 ~$ Find out at the SEEK Salary Centre Are you getting paid enough? |