Can't write F14 x86_64 DVD

[Paolo Galtieri]

I downloaded both the i686 and x86_64 F14 iso images.  Both images check 
correctly.  I wrote the i686 DVD without problems.  However, the x86_64 
version has failed all 4 times I have tried.  I tried it once with 
nautilus (don't remember the error) and 3 times using wodim directly. 
The error generated the last time I tried is:

[root@jackstraw Fedora-14-x86_64-DVD]# wodim speed=16 dev="/dev/scd0" 
Fedora-14-x86_64-DVD.iso
wodim: No write mode specified.
wodim: Assuming -tao mode.
wodim: Future versions of wodim may have different drive dependent defaults.
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 5
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   :
Vendor_info    : 'TSSTcorp'
Identification : 'DVD+-RW TS-H653B'
Revision       : 'D200'
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 22160 KB/s
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed  17.0 in real unknown mode for single 
session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in    0 seconds. Operation starts.
Errno: 5 (Input/output error), write_g1 scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB:  2A 00 00 08 C0 B8 00 00 1F 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 05 00 00
Sense Key: 0x2 Not Ready, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x30 Qual 0x05 (cannot write medium - incompatible format) 
Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 10.795s timeout 40s
write track data: error after 1174781952 bytes
wodim: A write error occured.
wodim: Please properly read the error message above.

Anybody else seen this?

Paolo

[Tom Horsley]

On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:14:28 -0700
Paolo Galtieri wrote:

>  Anybody else seen this? 
I haven't been able to get wodim to do anything useful for a
long time. It seems to completely screw up the write speed
and winds up failing. I usually use k3b and tell k3b to use
the growisofs app to do the actual writing. It always works
much better.

But actually, I never write DVDs for the install media anyway,
I find the hard disk install technique runs faster and is
more convenient to use since I don't have to find and fool
with media.

[JB]

Paolo Galtieri <pgaltieri <at> gmail.com> writes:

>  
>  I downloaded both the i686 and x86_64 F14 iso images.  Both images check 
>  correctly.  I wrote the i686 DVD without problems.  However, the x86_64 
>  version has failed all 4 times I have tried.  I tried it once with 
>  nautilus (don't remember the error) and 3 times using wodim directly. 
>  The error generated the last time I tried is:
>  
>  [root <at> jackstraw Fedora-14-x86_64-DVD]# wodim speed=16
> dev="/dev/scd0" 
>  Fedora-14-x86_64-DVD.iso 
For whatever it is worth:
- omit speed (let it figure out the optimal speed)
  # wodim -v dev=/dev/scd0 Fedora-14-x86_64-DVD.iso
- you did not specify the media, so just in case you use DVD-RW
  - make sure that it is unmounted
    # umount /dev/scd0
  - blank it
  # wodim -v blank=all dev=/dev/scd0 Fedora-14-x86_64-DVD.iso 

JB