Problems in burning double layer DVDs

[Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com>]

I tried for the first time to burn an iso image onto a double layer dvd but it
didn't work:

$ growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/hdc=image.iso
Executing 'builtin_dd if=image.iso of=/dev/hdc obs=32k seek=0'
/dev/hdc: splitting layers at 1337600 blocks
:-[ SEND DVD+R DOUBLE LAYER RECORDING INFORMATION failed with SK=5h/ASC=27h/ACQ=00h]: Input/output error

Here's the media enquiry:

$ dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd
INQUIRY:                [SONY    ][DVD RW DW-Q58A  ][UYS2]
GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
 Mounted Media:         2Bh, DVD+R Double Layer
 Media ID:              RICOHJPN/D01
 Current Write Speed:   2.4x1385=3324KB/s
 Write Speed #0:        2.4x1385=3324KB/s
GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
 Write Performance:     2.4x1385=3324KB/s@[0 -> 0]
 Speed Descriptor#0:    00/0 R@4.0x1385=5540KB/s W@2.4x1385=3324KB/s
READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
 Media Book Type:       00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0]
 Legacy lead-out at:    2086912*2KB=4273995776
DVD+R DOUBLE LAYER BOUNDARY INFORMATION:
 L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2086912*2KB, can still be set
READ DISC INFORMATION:
 Disc status:           blank
 Number of Sessions:    1
 State of Last Session: empty
 "Next" Track:          1
 Number of Tracks:      1
READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
 Track State:           blank
 Track Start Address:   0*2KB
 Next Writable Address: 0*2KB
 Free Blocks:           4173824*2KB
 Track Size:            4173824*2KB
 ROM Compatibility LBA: 265696
READ CAPACITY:          0*2048=0


This is my laptop's DVD burner.  Instead, the NEC device on my sister's desktop
machine works fine with the same media and the same version of growisofs.  Does
anybody have any experience about that?  Do you think my laptop's Sony dvd
burner is definitely not capable to do the job?

Thanks
Rodolfo