-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Friday 2007-08-10 at 11:43 +0200, auxweb@inwind.it wrote:
in the original post you did do a blanking operation (which should have failed) but if it succeeded will have created a blank unwriteable disk. Do not attempt to format a +R disk...
(blushing) now that I think again about it, the disc which is in the drive right *now* surely is a -R (not +R but it doesn't make any difference as far as formatting, does it?) drive which was formatted, that is made unwriteable as you say, right?
So, shame on me for *this* specific disc, I'll trash it and retry as soon as I'm back at that PC a few hours from now.
Lesson one: either DVD-R or DVD+R discs must NOT be formatted before burning, OK?
No DVD of any kind needs previous formatting. Only re-writeable media needs to be blanked, and that only if previously recorded (ie, not for the first use). Plus, -R dvd media needs to be supported directly by the DVD drive (by the manufacturer). Ie, the manufacturer needs to program the drive on how to burn each specific make of -R dvd media in the market. At least, AFAIK. For practical purposes it simply means that some dvd-r media you will not be able to burn, and some will. P.S.: Please, use a proper mail program. The one you use breaks threading. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFGvRFqtTMYHG2NR9URAidLAJ9UBt9UfrQKObxG/LNWg5Yso9Q/FQCfcaX1 teKdzdvLiwwH+/QfD9V9ovs= =p1X8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org