On Fri January 4 2008 11:50:58 am Istvan Gabor wrote:
I have this strange problem:
I have burned data onto a TDK DVD-RW by a Pioneer DVR-108 DVD writer (burned an ISO image with k3b). After burning I have checked the DVD by ejecting and reinserting the DVD: my openSUSE 10.3 system could mount the DVD. I compared the conctent of the DVD and that of the hard drive and all the files were binary equal, so the DVD is OK. On another computer (openSUSE 10.2 system) with a NEC ND- 3540 DVD writer I can't mount the DVD. The system recognizes it as a blank DVD. What can be the problem and how could I solve it?
Hi Istvan and Happy New Year! I checked the specs on both drives and they seem to be compatible with respect to supported media and modes. Maybe one is "sloppier" and the other "tighter" vis a vis calibrating to inserted media for creating or detecting tracks? Here's what I'd do (YMMV, of course!): a) burn a comparable test disc with the NEC using a fresh blank b) check if the Pioneer is able to read it c) (re)write your data on that disc using the Pioneer drive d) cross fingers :-) and test to see if the NEC drive can now read it The goal, of course, is test to see if you can 'convince' the Pioneer drive to properly calibrate and write in a mode that is readable by the NEC drive as opposed to a possibly incompatible default? I know, not very sophisticated but worth trying in a pinch! regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org