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Date:      Sat, 5 Jul 2003 23:52:25 +0200
From:      Melvyn Sopacua <freebsd-stable@webteckies.org>
To:        Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: NEC 1300A DVD-R writing
Message-ID:  <200307052352.26000.freebsd-stable@webteckies.org>
In-Reply-To: <3F07296F.3060605@mac.com>
References:  <200307052101.10191.freebsd-stable@webteckies.org> <3F07296F.3060605@mac.com>

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On Saturday 05 July 2003 21:39, Chuck Swiger wrote:
> Melvyn Sopacua wrote:

> > so I just bought a NEC 1300A, primarily, because it allows me to write
> > DVD+ and -RW. Using DVD-R discs (and currently no options to try other
> > media, due to shops being closed), I'm unable to write anything, using
> > either the dvd+rwtools port, or the dvdrtools.
>
> Did you format the DVD media before trying to burn data to it, or use the
> -Z option?  From "man growisofs":

Yes, I used the -Z option.

>         Virgin  DVD+RW  media needs to be formatted, using dvd+rw-format,
> prior recording  with  growisofs.  dvd+rw-format  can   also   be   used =
=20
> to blank/switch  between  DVD-RW  media  modes  (Restricted  Overwrite vs.
> Sequential).

It is DVD-R media. IE: not re writeable, but write-once.
I haven't seen options to either of the tools, to specify a specific=20
'writemode'.
The output of dvd+rw-mediainfo suggests it can at least identify it (output=
 in=20
previous email).

Since this is DVD-R (not RW) media, I thought it didn't have to be formatte=
d=20
in the first place, but - trying that, also doesn't work.

$ dvd+rw-format -blank /dev/cd0c
* DVD=B1RW format utility by <appro@fy.chalmers.se>, version 4.4.
=2D [mounted media doesn't appear to be DVD=B1RW]

I just wrote a test cd, using Nashua CD-R and cdrecord and all is fine. It=
=20
burned at 16x speed, and I successfully mounted the cd, which makes me thin=
k=20
it's not an atapicam/scsi issue but merely a 'way to detect the media=20
format'.
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Melvyn
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