Re: NO SEEK COMPLETE: Input/output error when burning DVD+R DL

[Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>]

Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   
> > growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=2 -Z /dev/sr0=/setup/myFile.iso
> > /dev/sr0: splitting layers at 1644752 blocks
> > :-[ SEND DVD+R DOUBLE LAYER RECORDING INFORMATION failed with SK=3h/NO
> > SEEK COMPLETE]: Input/output error
> > Any ideas what is the problem and how to overcome it ?
> >     
>
> The drive does not like the command that shall
> tell it at which address to switch to the
> second layer.
>
> The command is issued by  plus_r_dl_split()  in
> dvd+rw-tools-7.1/growisofs_mmc.cpp.
> I read in the same file:
>
>   if (profile==0x2B && next_track==1 && dvd_compat && leadout)
>       plus_r_dl_split (cmd,leadout);
>
> and in growisofs.c
>
>   int    dvd_compat=0, ...
>   ...
>   else if (!strcmp(opt,"-dvd-compat"))
>   {   if (poor_man<0) poor_man = 1;
>       dvd_compat++;
>   ...
>   else if (!strncmp(opt,"-use-the-force-luke",19))
>   ...
>       if ((o=strstr(s,"dao")))
>       {   dvd_compat  += 256;
>   ...
>   else if (!strcmp(opt,"-dvd-video"))
>   {   if (poor_man<0) poor_man = 1;
>       dvd_compat++,   growisofs_argc++;
>  
>
> So it might be worth to try a run without
> options
>   -dvd-compat
>   -use-the-force-luke=dao
>   -dvd-video
>   

I should definitely leave the force unused.

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