Unable to blank DVD+R R/W

[Joachim Backes]

On 09/25/2010 01:31 AM, JD wrote:
>   Have HP DVD/RW (DVD+R) 16X. It is an orange colored back, and the 
> recording surface is blue.
> It was recorded using a windows software.
> My DVD-R/W drive is an 8X drive for DVD write, 4x DVD Rewrite, and 24X 
> for CD.
> 
> Now I tried to erase it:
> 
> $ sudo wodim dev=/dev/sr0 blank=all -force
> Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
> Version        : 5
> Response Format: 2
> Capabilities   :
> Vendor_info    : 'Slimtype'
> Identification : 'DVD A  DS8A1P   '
> Revision       : 'CX17'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
> Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd).
> Driver flags   : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
> Supported modes: PACKET SAO
> Speed set to 11080 KB/s
> Waiting for drive to calm down.
> Starting to write CD/DVD at speed   8.0 in real force BLANK mode for 
> single session.
> Last chance to quit, starting real write in    0 seconds. Operation starts.
> Errno: 5 (Input/output error), blank unit scsi sendcmd: no error
> CDB:  A1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 05 00 00
> Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0
> Sense Code: 0x30 Qual 0x05 (cannot write medium - incompatible format) 
> Fru 0x0
> Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> cmd finished after 0.117s timeout 9600s
> Starting to write CD/DVD at speed   8.0 in real force BLANK mode for 
> single session.
> No chance to quit anymore. Operation starts.
> Errno: 5 (Input/output error), blank unit scsi sendcmd: no error
> CDB:  A1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 05 00 00
> Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0
> Sense Code: 0x30 Qual 0x05 (cannot write medium - incompatible format) 
> Fru 0x0
> Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> cmd finished after 0.001s timeout 9600s
> wodim: Cannot blank disk, aborting.

Hi JD,

On my box:

growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/sr0=/dev/zero
WARNING: /dev/sr0 already carries isofs!
About to execute 'builtin_dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sr0 obs=32k seek=0'
/dev/sr0: restarting DVD+RW format...
/dev/sr0: "Current Write Speed" is 4.1x1352KBps.
   21626880/4700372992 ( 0.5%) @4.0x, remaining 18:01 RBU 100.0% UBU   3.1%
   40108032/4700372992 ( 0.9%) @4.0x, remaining 15:29 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
   58589184/4700372992 ( 1.2%) @4.0x, remaining 14:31 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
   77070336/4700372992 ( 1.6%) @4.0x, remaining 14:59 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
   95551488/4700372992 ( 2.0%) @4.0x, remaining 14:27 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%

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-- 
Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>

http://www.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~backes

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