[NTLUG:Discuss] k3b not recognizing blank DVD

[Allen Meyers]

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 5:44 AM, agoats at compuserve.com
<agoats at compuserve.com> wrote:
> You can find out a lot about your hardware with some of the command
> lines. k3b uses cdrecord, growisofs and others to actually burn disks,
> it just makes it easier than using the commands directly.
>
> You should have cdrecord on your PC, so start with:
>
> cdrecord -scanbus
>
> This will show where on the "SCSI" chain your drive is. Don't worry
> about the SCSI part, most burners use the SCSI command set over the IDE
> interface to talk to your drive. What you want is the part that shows
> where your drive is located:
>
> ===============================
> agoats at deathstar:~# cdrecord -scanbus
>
> Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a23 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C)
> 1995-2006 Jörg Schilling
> cdrecord: Warning: Running on Linux-2.6.21.5-smp
> cdrecord: There are unsettled issues with Linux-2.5 and newer.
> cdrecord: If you have unexpected problems, please try Linux-2.4 or Solaris.
> Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
> Using libscg version 'schily-0.9'.
> scsibus2:
> 2,0,0 200) 'iomega ' 'jaz 1GB ' 'J.86' Removable Disk
> 2,1,0 201) *
> 2,2,0 202) 'YAMAHA ' 'CRW4260 ' '1.0q' Removable CD-ROM
> 2,3,0 203) *
> 2,4,0 204) *
> 2,5,0 205) *
> 2,6,0 206) *
> 2,7,0 207) *
> scsibus1001:
> 1001,0,0 100100) 'PIONEER ' 'DVR-113NP ' '1.00' Removable CD-ROM
> 1001,1,0 100101) *
> 1001,2,0 100102) *
> 1001,3,0 100103) *
> 1001,4,0 100104) *
> 1001,5,0 100105) *
> 1001,6,0 100106) *
> 1001,7,0 100107) *
> ====================================================
> Which shows my Pioneer DVD at 1001,0,0 which becomes the "dev=1001,0,0"
> in the next command:
>
> Then use the command:
>
> cdrecord -prcap -V dev=1001,0,0
>
> The following is an extensive report on the capabilities of the drive.
> NOTE the drive capabilities section that says what the drive will read
> or write. If it says your drive can write DVD's, then something else is
> wrong. If it says you can't write them, then you have a DVD ROM drive.
>
> ========================================================
>
> Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01.01a23 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C)
> 1995-2006 J�g Schilling
> Using libscg version 'schily-0.9'.
> Inquiry Data : ...1[...PIONEER DVR-113NP 1.00 2007/11/02PIONEER
> ........................................
> Device type : Removable CD-ROM
> Version : 0
> Response Format: 1
> Vendor_info : 'PIONEER '
> Identifikation : 'DVR-113NP '
> Revision : '1.00'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM.
>
> 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 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 read R-W subcode information
> Does not return R-W subcode de-interleaved and error-corrected
> Does read raw P-W subcode data from lead in
> Does return CD media catalog number
> Does return CD ISRC information
> Does 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: 5540 kB/s (CD 31x, DVD 4x)
> Current write speed: 5540 kB/s (CD 31x, DVD 4x)
> Rotational control selected: CLV/PCAV
> Buffer size in KB: 2048
> Copy management revision supported: 1
> Number of supported write speeds: 2
> Write speed # 0: 5540 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD 31x, DVD 4x)
> Write speed # 1: 2770 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD 15x, DVD 2x)
>
> Supported profiles according to MMC-4 feature list:
> Current: DVD+RW
> Profile: DVD-R/DL sequential recording
> Profile: DVD-R/DL layer jump recording
> Profile: DVD+R/DL
> Profile: DVD+R
> Profile: DVD+RW (current)
> Profile: DVD-RW sequential overwrite
> Profile: DVD-RW restricted overwrite
> Profile: DVD-RAM
> Profile: DVD-R sequential recording
> Profile: DVD-ROM
> Profile: CD-RW
> Profile: CD-R
> Profile: CD-ROM
> Profile: Removable Disk
>
> Supported features according to MMC-4 feature list:
> Feature: 'Profile List' (current) (persistent)
> Feature: 'Core' (current) (persistent)
> Feature: 'Morphing' (current) (persistent)
> Feature: 'Removable Medium' (current) (persistent)
> Feature: 'Write Protect'
> Feature: 'Random Readable' (current)
> Feature: 'Multi Read'
> Feature: 'CD Read'
> Feature: 'DVD Read' (current)
> Feature: 'Random Writable' (current)
> Feature: 'Incremental Streaming Writable'
> Feature: 'Formattable' (current)
> Feature: 'Defect Management'
> Feature: 'Restricted Overwrite'
> Feature: 'DVD+RW' (current)
> Feature: 'DVD+R'
> Feature: 'Rigid Restricted Overwrite'
> Feature: 'CD Track at Once'
> Feature: 'CD Mastering'
> Feature: 'DVD-R/-RW Write'
> Feature: 'Layer Jump Recording'
> Feature: 'DVD+R/DL Read'
> Feature: 'Power Management' (current) (persistent)
> Feature: 'S.M.A.R.T.'
> Feature: 'CD Audio analog play'
> Feature: 'Microcode Upgrade' (current) (persistent)
> Feature: 'Time-out' (current) (persistent)
> Feature: 'DVD-CSS' (current)
> Feature: 'Real Time Streaming' (current)
> Feature: 'Logical Unit Serial Number' (current) (persistent) Serial: '0001 '
> Feature: 'Disk Control Blocks' (current)
> Feature: 'DVD CPRM'
> Feature: 0xFF33
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> This works whether you can find specs on your drive or not.
>
> My ancient Yamaha CDRW 4x CDR, 2x rewriteable, 6x read CDRW drive whose
> specs may not be available on the web reports as:
>
> Executing 'test unit ready' command on Bus 2 Target 2, Lun 0 timeout 40s
> CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00
> cmd finished after 0.001s timeout 40s
> Device type : Removable CD-ROM
> Version : 2
> Response Format: 2
> Capabilities :
> Vendor_info : 'YAMAHA '
> Identifikation : 'CRW4260 '
> Revision : '1.0q'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
>
>
> Drive capabilities, per MMC page 2A:
>
> Does read CD-R media
> Does write CD-R media
> Does read CD-RW media
> Does write CD-RW media
> Does not read DVD-ROM media
> Does not read DVD-R media
> Does not write DVD-R media
> Does not 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 not 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 read R-W subcode information
> Does return R-W subcode de-interleaved and error-corrected
> Does not 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: 1058 kB/s (CD 6x, DVD 0x)
> Current read speed: 1058 kB/s (CD 6x, DVD 0x)
> Maximum write speed: 706 kB/s (CD 4x, DVD 0x)
> Current write speed: 706 kB/s (CD 4x, DVD 0x)
> Buffer size in KB: 2048
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Anything reported by " cdrecord -scanbus " can get some sort of report
> done, like my Jaz disk:
>
> Inquiry Data : ........iomega jaz 1GB
> J.8606/30/97....................................................(c)
> Copyright, Iomega Corporation, 1995.
> Device type : Removable Disk
> Version : 2
> Response Format: 2
> Capabilities : SYNC LINKED
> Vendor_info : 'iomega '
> Identifikation : 'jaz 1GB '
> Revision : 'J.86'
> Device seems to be: Generic CCS Disk.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Good luck with your probing!
>
> Alvin
>
>Say Alvin:
Appreciate the heads up and what a revealing terminal command. Lot
information. Almost ashamed to show mine
allen at allen-desktop:~$ cdrecord -scanbus
scsibus2:
	2,0,0	200) 'HL-DT-ST' 'RW/DVD GCC-4482B' '1.05' Removable CD-ROM
	2,1,0	201) *
	2,2,0	202) *
	2,3,0	203) *
	2,4,0	204) *
	2,5,0	205) *
	2,6,0	206) *
	2,7,0	207) *
allen at allen-desktop:~$
So tell me does it show anything that helps me

Allen
PS:
Talk about a dummy I read this mail first in Debian on my external and
tried the command with reply I sent you.
Before I realized where I was attempting to get info. It said no such command