Re: growisofs problem

From: Pav Lucistnik <pav_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 23:51:53 +0200
V p, 21. 05. 2004 v 23:47, Jason Andresen pe:

> In 5.2.1-RELEASE, I get the following message when I attempt to 
> overwrite a DVD-RW that already contains some data:
> 
> WARNING: /dev/cd2 already carries isofs!
> About to execute 'mkisofs -R -J -f /tmp/burndvd/ | builtin_dd 
> of=/dev/pass4 obs=32k seek=0'
> mkisofs: Warning: -follow-links does not always work correctly; be careful.
> /dev/pass4: "Current Write Speed" is 2.0x1385KBps.
> :-[ WRITE_at_LBA=0h failed with SK=5h/ASC=21h/ACQ=02h]: Invalid argument
> :-( attempt to re-run with -dvd-compat -dvd-compat to engage DAO or 
> apply full blanking procedure
> :-( write failed: Invalid argument
> 
> Is there a way to burn on DVD-RWs without going through the extremely 
> long blanking procedure.  I've found that if I go and reformat the disc 
> it works, but it takes _forever_.

You can use quick format (dvd+rw-format -blank) which should be
completed in few minutes. Or you can try writing in DAO mode, or switch
to DVD+RW, they're faster and can be overwritten over existing data
without formating.

> The drive is:
> acd2: DVDR <PLEXTOR DVDR PX-708A> at ata1-slave UDMA33
> 
> The firmware version on the drive is 1.06 (I think this is the latest).

Yes it's the latest.

-- 
Pav Lucistnik <pav_at_oook.cz>
              <pav_at_FreeBSD.org>

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