[NTLUG:Discuss] k3b not recognizing blank DVD

[Kenneth Loafman]

agoats at compuserve.com wrote:
> 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) *
> 
> Shows your drive device number is 2,0,0, so run the following command:
> 
> cdrecord -V -prcap dev=2,0,0
> 
> That will give you the long, descriptive response of what your drive 
> will do.  -scanbus finds where the drive is and how to address it as a 
> specific SCSI device

You can also get there with:

    cdrecord -V -prcap dev=/dev/cdrom

since the dev=0,0,0 form of the option is deprecated.

...Ken