problems recording DVD

[Martin Marques]

Hi all, I'm having some trouble trying to record DVDs -RW and +RW. CDs 
get burned OK, but not DVDs. All this on a FC3 system.

Here's the info:

# uname -a
Linux linus 2.6.12-1.1376_FC3 #1 Fri Aug 26 23:27:26 EDT 2005 i686 
athlon i386 GNU/Linux

# dmesg | grep DVD
hdc: SONY DVD RW DW-G120A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdd: 50X CD-ROM, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM DVD-R-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, UDMA(66)

# dvd+rw-format -lead-out /dev/hdc
* DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by , version 4.10.
* 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected.
* formatting /:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]: 
Wrong medium type

growisofs also gives me a "Wrong medium type". All this was done with an 
"Imation DVD+RW|4x".

I tried googleing the problem but didn't find anything that would help 
me with this problem.

Any ideas?

[Mark Knoop]

On 20/01/07, Martin Marques  wrote:
> Hi all, I'm having some trouble trying to record DVDs -RW and +RW. CDs
> get burned OK, but not DVDs. All this on a FC3 system.
>
> Here's the info:
>
> # uname -a
> Linux linus 2.6.12-1.1376_FC3 #1 Fri Aug 26 23:27:26 EDT 2005 i686
> athlon i386 GNU/Linux
>
> # dmesg | grep DVD
> hdc: SONY DVD RW DW-G120A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> hdd: 50X CD-ROM, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM DVD-R-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, UDMA(66)
>
> # dvd+rw-format -lead-out /dev/hdc
> DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by , version 4.10.
> 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected.
> formatting /:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]:
>
> Wrong medium type
>
> growisofs also gives me a "Wrong medium type". All this was done with an
> "Imation DVD+RW|4x".
>
> I tried googleing the problem but didn't find anything that would help
> me with this problem.
>
> Any ideas?

What do you get from:

dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc

?

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 20 January 2007 14:06, Martin Marques wrote:
> Hi all, I'm having some trouble trying to record DVDs -RW and +RW. CDs
> get burned OK, but not DVDs. All this on a FC3 system.
>
> Here's the info:
>
> # uname -a
> Linux linus 2.6.12-1.1376_FC3 #1 Fri Aug 26 23:27:26 EDT 2005 i686
> athlon i386 GNU/Linux
>
> # dmesg | grep DVD
> hdc: SONY DVD RW DW-G120A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> hdd: 50X CD-ROM, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM DVD-R-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, UDMA(66)
>
> # dvd+rw-format -lead-out /dev/hdc
> DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by , version 4.10.
> 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected.
> formatting /:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]:
>
> Wrong medium type
>
> growisofs also gives me a "Wrong medium type". All this was done with an
> "Imation DVD+RW|4x".
>
> I tried googleing the problem but didn't find anything that would help
> me with this problem.
>
> Any ideas?

Do you have dvd+rw-tools installed?  You need it to burn DVDs.

Anne

[Martin Marques]

Sorry for making the thread wait, but I was upgradeing my system to FC6.

Mark Knoop escribió:
> On 20/01/07, Martin Marques  wrote:
> > Hi all, I'm having some trouble trying to record DVDs -RW and +RW. CDs
> > get burned OK, but not DVDs. All this on a FC3 system.
> >
> > Here's the info:

New info:

# uname -a
Linux linus.marques 2.6.19-1.2895.fc6 #1 SMP Wed Jan 10 19:28:18 EST 
2007 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

# dmesg | grep DVD
hdc: SONY DVD RW DW-G120A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdd: 50X CD-ROM, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM DVD-R-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, UDMA(66)

# dvd+rw-format -lead-out /dev/hdc
* BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by , version 7.0.
* 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected.
* formatting 0.0/:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]: 
Wrong medium type

# dvd+rw-format -lead-out -force /dev/hdc
* BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by , version 7.0.
* 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected.
* formatting 0.0|:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]: 
Wrong medium type
> What do you get from:
>
> dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc

# dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc
INQUIRY:                [SONY    ][DVD RW DW-G120A ][MYS1]
GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
  Mounted Media:         1Ah, DVD+RW
  Media ID:              OPTODISC/OP4
  Current Write Speed:   4.0x1385=5540KB/s
  Write Speed #0:        4.0x1385=5540KB/s
GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
  Write Performance:     4.0x1385=5540KB/s@[0 -> 0]
  Speed Descriptor#0:    00/0 R@4.8x1385=6648KB/s W@4.0x1385=5540KB/s
READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
  Media Book Type:       00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0]
  Legacy lead-out at:    2295104*2KB=4700372992
READ DISC INFORMATION:
  Disc status:           blank
  Number of Sessions:    1
  State of Last Session: empty
  "Next" Track:          1
  Number of Tracks:      1
READ FORMAT CAPACITIES:
  unformatted:           2295104*2048=4700372992
  26h(0):                2295104*2048=4700372992
READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
  Track State:           blank
  Track Start Address:   0*2KB
  Free Blocks:           2295104*2KB
  Track Size:            2295104*2KB
READ CAPACITY:          0*2048=0

Any ideas on why this is happening?

I can write normal CDs and DVD, but I can't use DVD that are re-writable 
because I can't format them.

[John Wendel]

Martin Marques wrote:
> Sorry for making the thread wait, but I was upgradeing my system to FC6.
>
> Mark Knoop escribió:
> > On 20/01/07, Martin Marques  wrote:
> > > Hi all, I'm having some trouble trying to record DVDs -RW and +RW. CDs
> > > get burned OK, but not DVDs. All this on a FC3 system.
> > >
> > > Here's the info:
>
> New info:
>
> # uname -a
> Linux linus.marques 2.6.19-1.2895.fc6 #1 SMP Wed Jan 10 19:28:18 EST 
> 2007 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
>
> # dmesg | grep DVD
> hdc: SONY DVD RW DW-G120A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> hdd: 50X CD-ROM, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM DVD-R-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, UDMA(66)
>
> # dvd+rw-format -lead-out /dev/hdc
> BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by , version 7.0.
> 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected.
> formatting 0.0/:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]:
>
> Wrong medium type
>
> # dvd+rw-format -lead-out -force /dev/hdc
> BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by , version 7.0.
> 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected.
> formatting 0.0|:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]:
>
> Wrong medium type
> > What do you get from:
> >
> > dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc
>
> # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc
> INQUIRY:                [SONY    ][DVD RW DW-G120A ][MYS1]
> GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
>  Mounted Media:         1Ah, DVD+RW
>  Media ID:              OPTODISC/OP4
>  Current Write Speed:   4.0x1385=5540KB/s
>  Write Speed #0:        4.0x1385=5540KB/s
> GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
>  Write Performance:     4.0x1385=5540KB/s@[0 -> 0]
>  Speed Descriptor#0:    00/0 R@4.8x1385=6648KB/s W@4.0x1385=5540KB/s
> READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
>  Media Book Type:       00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0]
>  Legacy lead-out at:    2295104*2KB=4700372992
> READ DISC INFORMATION:
>  Disc status:           blank
>  Number of Sessions:    1
>  State of Last Session: empty
>  "Next" Track:          1
>  Number of Tracks:      1
> READ FORMAT CAPACITIES:
>  unformatted:           2295104*2048=4700372992
>  26h(0):                2295104*2048=4700372992
> READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
>  Track State:           blank
>  Track Start Address:   0*2KB
>  Free Blocks:           2295104*2KB
>  Track Size:            2295104*2KB
> READ CAPACITY:          0*2048=0
>
> Any ideas on why this is happening?
>
> I can write normal CDs and DVD, but I can't use DVD that are re-writable 
> because I can't format them.

I think your formatting software is broken!

I don't usually try to format DVD+RW media since it doesn't need to be 
formatted. DVD-RW needs to be formatted.

Have you tried K3B (the best DVD burning software for Linux)? It will 
do whatever formatting is required automagically.

Regards,

John Wendel

[Martin Marques]

John Wendel escribió:
> I think your formatting software is broken!
>
> I don't usually try to format DVD+RW media since it doesn't need to be 
> formatted. DVD-RW needs to be formatted.

Ahhhh. Are you sure? I think it's the oposite.
> Have you tried K3B (the best DVD burning software for Linux)? It will do 
> whatever formatting is required automagically.

Well, it all started with k3b not formating my DVD+RW, and then I went 
to the command line.

BTW, did you know that when to tell k3b to format a DVD it executes 
dvd+rw-format -lead-out /dev/dvd?

[Alan]

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, John Wendel wrote:
> Martin Marques wrote:
> > Sorry for making the thread wait, but I was upgradeing my system to FC6.
> >
> > Mark Knoop escribió:
> > > On 20/01/07, Martin Marques  wrote:
> > > > Hi all, I'm having some trouble trying to record DVDs -RW and +RW. CDs
> > > > get burned OK, but not DVDs. All this on a FC3 system.
> > > >
> > > > Here's the info:
> >
> > New info:
> >
> > # uname -a
> > Linux linus.marques 2.6.19-1.2895.fc6 #1 SMP Wed Jan 10 19:28:18 EST 2007 
> > i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
> >
> > # dmesg | grep DVD
> > hdc: SONY DVD RW DW-G120A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> > hdd: 50X CD-ROM, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> > hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM DVD-R-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, UDMA(66)
> >
> > # dvd+rw-format -lead-out /dev/hdc
> > BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by , version 7.0.
> > 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected.
> > formatting 0.0/:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]:
> >
> > Wrong medium type
> >
> > # dvd+rw-format -lead-out -force /dev/hdc
> > BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by , version 7.0.
> > 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected.
> > formatting 0.0|:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]:
> >
> > Wrong medium type
> > > What do you get from:
> > >
> > > dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc
> >
> > # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc
> > INQUIRY:                [SONY    ][DVD RW DW-G120A ][MYS1]
> > GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
> >  Mounted Media:         1Ah, DVD+RW
> >  Media ID:              OPTODISC/OP4

Here is the problem.

According the media guide on digitalfaq.com, OPTODISC is "4th class 
media".  They describe 4th class as "Pathetic garbage media, landfill 
material, about 0-50% success rate".

you need to find a better supply of DVD media.

[Alan]

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, alan wrote:
> > > # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc
> > > INQUIRY:                [SONY    ][DVD RW DW-G120A ][MYS1]
> > > GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
> > >  Mounted Media:         1Ah, DVD+RW
> > >  Media ID:              OPTODISC/OP4
>
> Here is the problem.
>
> According the media guide on digitalfaq.com, OPTODISC is "4th class media". 
> They describe 4th class as "Pathetic garbage media, landfill material, about 
> 0-50% success rate".
>
> you need to find a better supply of DVD media.

Also, after looking at the media guide, I am not certain if it is actually 
rewritable media in the first place.  The drive does RW, but the media may 
not be RW.

Where did you get the media?  What brand does it claim to be?

[Martin Marques]

alan escribió:
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, John Wendel wrote:
>
> Here is the problem.
>
> According the media guide on digitalfaq.com, OPTODISC is "4th class 
> media".  They describe 4th class as "Pathetic garbage media, landfill 
> material, about 0-50% success rate".
>
> you need to find a better supply of DVD media.

These are $2 Imation DVD, which get recorded ok on windows!

Give me a better media and I'll try to get it.

[Kurt Wall]

On Wed, Jan 31, 2007 at 03:27:47PM -0800, alan wrote:

[what's wrong with my DVD media?]
> According the media guide on digitalfaq.com, OPTODISC is "4th class 
> media".  They describe 4th class as "Pathetic garbage media, landfill 
> material, about 0-50% success rate".

digitalfaq.com is handy site! Thanks for the link.

Kurt

[Tim]

On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 22:04 -0300, Martin Marques wrote:
> These are $2 Imation DVD, which get recorded ok on windows!

Pedantic:  "No problems were noticed".  That doesn't necessarily mean
that all was well.
> Give me a better media and I'll try to get it.

If we believe that FAQ site, Imation is selling discs made by someone
else with not much regard for quality.  I'm not too surprised, when we
used their products in video production, their S-VHS tapes were crap,
but their VHS tapes were the best we could find.  I've come to think
poorly of their quality control.

I've found Verbatim to the best the best, but remember that's what works
well with my drives (Samsung and LG).  You may find that something else
works best with yours, whether that be just down to drive/disc
compatibilities, or the overall quality of your drive.  Also, some
drives need firmware updates for newer media.

[Anne Wilson]

On Thursday 01 February 2007 03:21, Tim wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 22:04 -0300, Martin Marques wrote:
> > These are $2 Imation DVD, which get recorded ok on windows!
>
> Pedantic:  "No problems were noticed".  That doesn't necessarily mean
> that all was well.
> > Give me a better media and I'll try to get it.
>
> If we believe that FAQ site, Imation is selling discs made by someone
> else with not much regard for quality.  I'm not too surprised, when we
> used their products in video production, their S-VHS tapes were crap,
> but their VHS tapes were the best we could find.  I've come to think
> poorly of their quality control.

Most branded disks are made by one or two companies only.  One brand may use 
more than one supplier, so their QC may vary, as well.
> I've found Verbatim to the best the best, but remember that's what works
> well with my drives (Samsung and LG).  You may find that something else
> works best with yours, whether that be just down to drive/disc
> compatibilities, or the overall quality of your drive.  Also, some
> drives need firmware updates for newer media.

I agree that Verbatim are good.  I've also found TDK to be reliable.

Anne