From: "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 18:29:45 +0100
> What messages do you get printed when the CD-or-DVD medium is inserted
> and you do:
>
> xorriso -outdev /dev/sr0 -toc
Have this drive in an external case with a blank CD.
No DVDs yet.
root@joule:/home/root# xorriso -outdev /dev/sr0 -toc
xorriso 1.5.2 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project.
Drive current: -outdev '/dev/sr0'
Media current: CD-R
Media status : is blank
Media summary: 0 sessions, 0 data blocks, 0 data, 703m free
Drive current: -outdev '/dev/sr0'
Drive access : exclusive:unrestricted
Drive type : vendor 'PLEXTOR' product 'DVDR PX-708A' revision '1.06'
Drive id : '148925 '
Media current: CD-R
Media product: 97m26s66f/79m59s71f , CMC Magnetics Corporation
Media status : is blank
Media blocks : 0 readable , 359846 writable , 359846 overall
Media summary: 0 sessions, 0 data blocks, 0 data, 703m free
Several specifications described here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_recordable
Media which should be available.
https://www.londondrugs.com/verbatim-dvd-rw---30-pack/L7011505.html
https://www.londondrugs.com/verbatim-dvd%2Br-4.76gb-16x---50-pack---95037/L2167674.html
Not clear that this Plextor handles plus and minus.
Not clear which medium is suitable for weekly backups.
Thanks, ... P.
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