Re: CD Burning problem

[Stephen Liu <satimis@icare.com.hk>]

Hi,

- snip -

>  Do you have ide-scsi either compiled in, or as a module? Do you pass
> the correct device setup to the kernel boot line (ie hdc=ide-scsi)?

# lsmod -l
lsmod: invalid option -- l
Usage:
lsmod [-Vh]
 -V, --version    Print the release version
 -h, --help       Print this message

# lsmod -Vh
lsmod version 2.4.26

# lsmod -h
Usage:
lsmod [-Vh]
 -V, --version    Print the release version
 -h, --help       Print this message

# modprobe sg
# modprobe ide-scsi
all no response

# cat /etc/lilo.conf
boot=/dev/hda
root=/dev/hda1
install=/boot/boot.b
map=/boot/map
image=/vmlinuz
append="hdc=ide-scsi"
label=Linux
initrd=/initrd.img


> > For more information, install the
> > cdrtools-do c
> > cdrecord.mmap: package and read
> > /usr/share/doc/cdrecord/README.ATAPI.setup
>
>  As the above message states...

# apt-get install cdrtools-doc
done

# locate README.ATAPI.setup
/usr/share/doc/cdrecord/README.ATAPI.setup


> > 'cdrecord -scanbus'
>
>  Have you tried it? Do not rest until it finds a cdw device (assuming
> you are using 2.4.x).

# cdrecord dev=ATAPI -scanbus
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a24 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 J\x{FFFD}rg 
Schilling
scsidev: 'ATAPI'
devname: 'ATAPI'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Warning: Using ATA Packet interface.
Warning: The related libscg interface code is in pre alpha.
Warning: There may be fatal problems.
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
scsibus0:
0,0,0 0) 'SAMSUNG ' 'CD-R/RW SW-240B ' 'R403' Removable CD-ROM
0,1,0 1) 'SONY ' 'CD-ROM CDU5221 ' '0.35' Removable CD-ROM


Test with a CDRW
================

Blanking a CDRW
# cdrecord dev=ATAPI:0,0,0 speed=4 blank=all -v -eject
It went throught without complaint and finally CDRW ejected automatically


Burning a CDRW
# cdrecord dev=ATAPI:0,0,0 speed=4 -v -eject /path/to/folder_containing 
tarball
.....
.......
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: 'ATAPI:0,0,0'
devname: 'ATAPI'
scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
Warning: Using ATA Packet interface.
Warning: The related libscg interface code is in pre alpha.
Warning: There may be fatal problems.
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
SCSI buffer size: 64512
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 1
Vendor_info : 'SAMSUNG '
Identifikation : 'CD-R/RW SW-240B '
Revision : 'R403'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
Current: 0x000A
Profile: 0x0008
Profile: 0x0009
Profile: 0x000A (current)
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : MMC-2 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE FORCESPEED
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R96R
Drive buf size : 5554176 = 5424 KB
FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB
Track 01: data 14 MB
Total size: 16 MB (01:37.16) = 7287 sectors
Lout start: 16 MB (01:39/12) = 7287 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP info from disk:
Indicated writing power: 5
Reference speed: 2
Is not unrestricted
Is erasable
ATIP start of lead in: -11615 (97:27/10)
ATIP start of lead out: 335925 (74:41/00)
1T speed low: 0 (reserved val 0) 1T speed high: 4
power mult factor: 4 5
recommended erase/write power: 3
A1 values: 02 4A B0
A2 values: 00 00 00
Disk type: Phase change
Manuf. index: 18
Manufacturer: Plasmon Data systems Ltd.
Blocks total: 335925 Blocks current: 335925 Blocks remaining: 328638
Forcespeed is OFF.
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 4 in real TAO mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write 0 seconds. Operation starts.
Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
BURN-Free is OFF.
Performing OPC...
Starting new track at sector: 0
Track 01: 14 of 14 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 99%] 4.1x.
WARNING: padding up to secsize.
Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 14919100/14919680 (7285 sectors).
Writing time: 28.257s
Average write speed 3.7x.
Min drive buffer fill was 99%
Fixating...
Fixating time: 76.884s
cdrecord.mmap: fifo had 235 puts and 235 gets.
cdrecord.mmap: fifo was 0 times empty and 129 times full, min fill was 96%.

Failed. Can't burn CDRW

B.R.
Stephen