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depontius
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 Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:02 am Post subject: Was writing DVDs, wrote one CDR, no longer writes DVDs |
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I've been happily writing DVDs with my Pioneer for several months, no problems. I use "nuvexport-dvd --transcode" to get the stuff out of MythTV, then qdvdauthor to build it into dvd format, the growisofs to burn the dvd. I've done 60+ DVDs this way, no coasters. (I've made more short-burns (not really coasters) with MythArchive, because a fair amount of the time, there's a transcoding problem, yet it keeps ticking along and burns the short DVD.
cdrkit vs cdrtools
Recently I needed to burn a CDR, and discovered that xcdroast won't work with cdrkit and a SATA DVD writer. So on advice, I removed cdrkit, installed cdrtools, and burned the CDR, again no problems. Though I did note the message about needing something extra to get DVD support, but someone had said that the "alpha34" cdrtools would still burn DVDs.
Then tonight, I tried to burn another DVD, same way as I've always done. I use this command to attempt to burn:
| Code: | | growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd -dvd-video -V "RandomStuff" dvd/ |
and get these results:
| Code: | Executing 'mkisofs -dvd-video -V RandomStuff dvd/ | builtin_dd of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0'
:-( /dev/dvd: 2295104 blocks are free, 2807244 to be written!
:-( write failed: No space left on device |
So I removed cdrtools and reinstalled cdrkit - same results.
It looks almost as if using the cdrecord package to write that one CDR stuck something in a bad mode, either on my system or in the DVD drive.
In case this helps, here's "wodim -prcap":
| Code: | Device was not specified. Trying to find an appropriate drive...
Detected CD-R drive: /dev/cdrw
Using /dev/cdrom of unknown capabilities
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 5
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'PIONEER '
Identification : 'DVD-RW DVR-212D'
Revision : '1.21'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
Drive capabilities, per MMC-3 page 2A:
Does read CD-R media
Does write CD-R media
Does read CD-RW media
Does write CD-RW media
Does read DVD-ROM media
Does read DVD-R media
Does write DVD-R media
Does read DVD-RAM media
Does not write DVD-RAM media
Does support test writing
Does read Mode 2 Form 1 blocks
Does read Mode 2 Form 2 blocks
Does read digital audio blocks
Does restart non-streamed digital audio reads accurately
Does support Buffer-Underrun-Free recording
Does read multi-session CDs
Does read fixed-packet CD media using Method 2
Does not read CD bar code
Does not read R-W subcode information
Does read raw P-W subcode data from lead in
Does return CD media catalog number
Does return CD ISRC information
Does not support C2 error pointers
Does not deliver composite A/V data
Does play audio CDs
Number of volume control levels: 256
Does support individual volume control setting for each channel
Does support independent mute setting for each channel
Does not support digital output on port 1
Does not support digital output on port 2
Loading mechanism type: tray
Does support ejection of CD via START/STOP command
Does not lock media on power up via prevent jumper
Does allow media to be locked in the drive via PREVENT/ALLOW command
Is not currently in a media-locked state
Does not support changing side of disk
Does not have load-empty-slot-in-changer feature
Does not support Individual Disk Present feature
Maximum read speed: 11080 kB/s (CD 62x, DVD 8x)
Current read speed: 11080 kB/s (CD 62x, DVD 8x)
Maximum write speed: 1385 kB/s (CD 7x, DVD 1x)
Current write speed: 16620 kB/s (CD 94x, DVD 12x)
Rotational control selected: CLV/PCAV
Buffer size in KB: 2000
Copy management revision supported: 1
Number of supported write speeds: 4
Write speed # 0: 16620 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD 94x, DVD 12x)
Write speed # 1: 11080 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD 62x, DVD 8x)
Write speed # 2: 8310 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD 47x, DVD 6x)
Write speed # 3: 5540 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD 31x, DVD 4x)
Supported CD-RW media types according to MMC-4 feature 0x37:
Does write multi speed CD-RW media
Does write high speed CD-RW media
Does write ultra high speed CD-RW media
Does write ultra high speed+ CD-RW media |
I do notice that it's looking at /dev/cdrw, which is simply a symlink to /dev/sr0, same as /dev/dvd. I also tried "wodim dev=/dev/dvd -prcap" and got the same answers beginning with the "Device Type" line.
One other thing... Somewhere in the course of things, I'd burned one CD with cdrkit, because I already had the ISO image, using this command:
| Code: | cdrecord -v speed=16 dev=3,0,0 -data livecd-i686-installer-2007.0.iso dev=/dev/sr0
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I'd dug something up here about cdrkit and SATA problems, and if you already have an ISO image, the "dev=/dev/sr0" bypasses that problem. No problems with this burn, and I burned DVDs after. (I guess xcdroast is really my crutch for creating ISO images.) Just for jollies, I'm burning another one this way, except it's the x86 Ubuntu 7.10 LiveCD. (It's what's on hand.) I'm also hoping that if there's some sort of "mode bit" stuck, this will un-stick it.
That burn appears to have been bad. The fstype is "auto" in /etc/fstab, figuring I can mount either iso9660 or udf that way. It wouldn't mount, so I specified the fstype, and it still doesn't mount, giving me:
| Code: | mount: block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom,
missing codepage or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so |
The end of dmesg has this:
| Code: | attempt to access beyond end of device
sr0: rw=0, want=68, limit=4
isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=sr0, iso_blknum=16, block=16 |
I was able to do "lsdvd -v /dev/dvd" against a recently (last or next-to-last burn before doing the cdrkit/cdrecord swap) burned DVD, and get sensible results. Heck, I just watched a few moments of it, too. Not only that, but some of these messages look almost as if the drive can no longer access its entire disk, but I've been at least out to 1:37 minutes of this one. (That's about its total length.)
Any suggestions would be welcome, for either issue, DVD or CD.
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modified_bessel
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:27 am Post subject: |
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I had somewhat of a similar problem with an older Pioneer some time ago. I agree with your idea that some defaults have been changed somewhere for the device, and I was not able to resolve the problem on my own. In the end (and if you are running KDE), you might want to try emerging k3b (not higher than 0.12.17) and trying both CD and DVD data project modes; this app seems to have set the system straight as regards any changed settings, and everything worked correctly thereafter. At least you may see som newer, more helpful messages if there is a more serious problem..... I used the following (minimal) use flags:
| Code: | | USE="alsa dvdr dvdread encode hal kde " |
(or and/or "arts", if applicable)
Sorry not to be more technically helpful... Good luck.... |
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piewie
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:46 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Executing 'mkisofs -dvd-video -V RandomStuff dvd/ | builtin_dd of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0'
 /dev/dvd: 2295104 blocks are free, 2807244 to be written!
write failed: No space left on device |
There is absolutely no relationship between a DVD media, which does not have enough space left and cdrtools/cdrkit. |
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andreas_st
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| Depontius, it seems you are trying to put 5.75 GB onto a DVD that can only hold 4.7 GB. That won't work unless you use a double layer disk. |
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depontius
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Found that one, shortly after posting.
I guess 2 hours isn't necessarily 2 hours. I dropped 1 half-hour episode and burned a good disk. I still have a bad CD burn from ISO, so I'll keep looking for that.
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