dvd+rw formatting problem

[Carel]

I am having problems burning anything to dvd+rw (these are straight out of the box dvd-rws). I have no dvdr's to verify if those work but cdr works just fine. i browsed around on the net and found similar problems on breezy and dapper but have found no solution to it yet (which could also be a result of not understanding the solutions offered).

burning requires formatting in K3b, this process fails after +/- 27%. i can force burning after this but it's no good. similar percentages occur when formatting in the terminal window. several errors are given in different cases, i listed some below. also, Brasero and Gnomebaker offer no solution, even though blanking the dvd works fine, burning gives an error.

i have an ASUS DRW-0402P/D, but I don't think it matters.

my /etc/fstab looks like this, it's /dev/hdd that's the problem, even though it looks just like the /dev/hdc, the latter one is a simple player:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/hda1
UUID=0d9501ec-a964-4b20-be58-123a20fffcca / ext3 nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 1
# /dev/hda6
UUID=76c0aef1-aeef-487d-bd99-cbea22fda626 /media/hda6 ext3 nouser,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 2
# /dev/hda5
UUID=4044efe0-aa78-4402-9c12-91b6755280d4 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0


K3b debuggin output formatting(summarized):

Executing 'builtin_dd if=/dev/fd/0 of=/dev/hdd obs=32k seek=0'
/dev/hdd: pre-formatting blank DVD+RW...
/dev/hdd: "Current Write Speed" is 2.5x1352KBps.
WRITE@LBA=0h failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=10h]: Wrong medium type
:-( media is not formatted or unsupported.
:-( write failed: Wrong medium type

K3b output after burning, failed at 27.5%:
/ STOP DE-ICING failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=10h]: Wrong medium type

giving similar commands in the terminal (ie. dvd+rw-format [whatever option you wish]) gives similar errors, varying only in the "10h" part, being either "02h" or "06h" depending on option.


I hope somebody can help me out here, i'd like to get burning
thanks.

[eriefisher]

Re: dvd+rw formatting problem

The one consistant I see is "Wrong medium type". It is possible. I have seen certain drives have problems with certain brands of media. Have you tried a different type of disc?

I have a dual layer drive on a windows box that will only burn to Ridata?

eriefisher

[SheeEttin]

Re: dvd+rw formatting problem

Mmm. For some reason, drives can be picky about their media. Some will take one brand, while others won't. Same thing happens on the OS level.

[Snowhog]

Re: dvd+rw formatting problem

my /etc/fstab looks like this, it's /dev/hdd that's the problem, even though it looks just like the /dev/hdc, the latter one is a simple player:

/dev/hdd /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0

While this may not solve your problem, your settings in fstab for the two cdroms are set to auto, meaning they should mount upon boot. Unless you have media already in the two drives, this *should* present some problems for you.

Better to edit the file and change these two entries 'options' to reflect:

udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0

[Carel]

Re: dvd+rw formatting problem

this *should* present some problems for you.

it hadn't yet. changed it anyway though

anyhow, the solution was in fact the specific dvd, replaced a TDK with a Panasonic dvdrw and everything went smoothly. hadn't really expected it to work, but loads of thanks for the suggestion