Simulation mode ignored.
Hi, I bought recently a dvd recorder, an LG GSA-4160B model (16X Super Multi DVD Rewriter, double layer, all DVD formats, it claims). Well, using xcdroast simulation mode the dvd is writen, not simulated. I don't know if it is a sofware problem, or hardware. I just report it here so that people can check it. I tried twice, to make sure I had made no mistake. Also xcdroast says that only DAO mode is supported. Versions: Stock SuSE 9.1, with YOU recomended patches. cdrecord-2.01a27-21 xcdroast-0.98alpha15-25 LOG: ------------ Calling: /usr/X11R6/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin/xcdrwrap CDRECORD dev= "ATA:1,0,0" gracetime=2 fs=16384k driveropts=burnfree -v -useinfo speed=4 -dao -dummy -eject -pad -data "/nuevo/dvd_data.iso" ... cdrecord: Warning: not running as root user, fs= option ignored. scsidev: 'ATA:1,0,0' devname: 'ATA' scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0 Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27 cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport code version (okir@suse.de-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.80-resmgr-patch '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c 1.80 04/03/08 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling'). SCSI buffer size: 64512 cdrecord: Found DVD media: using cdr_mdvd. Cdrecord-Clone-dvd 2.01a27 (i686-suse-linux) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg Schilling Note: This version is an unofficial (modified) version with DVD support Note: and therefore may have bugs that are not present in the original. Note: Please send bug reports or support requests to http://www.suse.de/feedback Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered with problems in this version. TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'. Driveropts: 'burnfree' atapi: -1 Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 0 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'HL-DT-ST' Identifikation : 'DVDRAM GSA-4160B' Revision : 'A300' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW. Current: 0x0011 Profile: 0x0012 Profile: 0x0011 (current) Profile: 0x0014 Profile: 0x0013 Profile: 0x001A Profile: 0x001B Profile: 0x002B Profile: 0x0010 Profile: 0x0009 Profile: 0x000A Profile: 0x0008 Profile: 0x0002 Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd). Driver flags : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE Supported modes: PACKET SAO Drive buf size : 1114112 = 1088 KB FIFO size : 16777216 = 16384 KB pregap1: -1 Track 01: data 4051 MB padsize: 30 KB Total size: 4652 MB (460:58.33) = 2074375 sectors Lout start: 4653 MB (461:00/25) = 2074375 sectors Current Secsize: 2048 ATIP start of lead in: -150 (00:00/00) Disk type: unknown dye (reserved id code) Manuf. index: -1 Manufacturer: unknown (not in table) Blocks total: 2298496 Blocks current: 2298496 Blocks remaining: 224121 Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 4.0 in dummy SAO mode for single session. Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... cdrecord: Turning BURN-Free on input buffer ready. trackno=0 cdrecord: WARNING: Drive returns wrong startsec (0) using -150 BURN-Free is ON. Turning BURN-Free off BURN-Free is OFF. Sending CUE sheet... Starting new track at sector: 0 Track 01: writing 30 KB of pad data. Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 4248289280/4248320000 (2074375 sectors). Writing time: 810.214s Average write speed 3.8x. Min drive buffer fill was 18% Fixating... WARNING: Some drives don't like fixation in dummy mode. Fixating time: 34.258s cdrecord: fifo had 66915 puts and 66915 gets. cdrecord: fifo was 64 times empty and 22399 times full, min fill was 0%. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 00:07, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Hi,
I bought recently a dvd recorder, an LG GSA-4160B model (16X Super Multi DVD Rewriter, double layer, all DVD formats, it claims). Well, using xcdroast simulation mode the dvd is writen, not simulated.
I don't know if it is a sofware problem, or hardware. I just report it here so that people can check it. I tried twice, to make sure I had made no mistake.
Also xcdroast says that only DAO mode is supported.
Versions:
Stock SuSE 9.1, with YOU recomended patches.
cdrecord-2.01a27-21 xcdroast-0.98alpha15-25
I had the same problem using K3B on SuSE 9.2. I had borrowed a DVD dual layer writer to burn a SuSE DVD for a backup copy. As the disc's cost $10 each I tried the simulation first and found that it had actually burnt the DVD instead. Since then I had forgotten about this problem until you mentioned it. Looks like a common problem with both K3b and xcdroast on both SuSE 9.1 & 9.2 -- Regards, Graham Smith ---------------------------------------------------------
Graham Smith wrote:
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 00:07, Carlos E. R. wrote:
I had the same problem using K3B on SuSE 9.2. I had borrowed a DVD dual layer writer to burn a SuSE DVD for a backup copy. As the disc's cost $10 each I tried the simulation first and found that it had actually burnt the DVD instead. Since then I had forgotten about this problem until you mentioned it.
Looks like a common problem with both K3b and xcdroast on both SuSE 9.1 & 9.2
It will be too much coincidence if my windows freeware burner also doesn't support simulation mode in a DVD? Perhaps it is not a problem... it's a feature :-) See a screenshot (simulation mode = 'test write'): http://www.cdburnerxp.se/help/images/burn_data.png -- Marcos Lazarini
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 01:51:28 +1100, Graham Smith
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 00:07, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Hi,
I bought recently a dvd recorder, an LG GSA-4160B model (16X Super Multi DVD Rewriter, double layer, all DVD formats, it claims). Well, using xcdroast simulation mode the dvd is writen, not simulated.
I don't know if it is a sofware problem, or hardware. I just report it here so that people can check it. I tried twice, to make sure I had made no mistake.
Also xcdroast says that only DAO mode is supported.
Versions:
Stock SuSE 9.1, with YOU recomended patches.
cdrecord-2.01a27-21 xcdroast-0.98alpha15-25
I had the same problem using K3B on SuSE 9.2. I had borrowed a DVD dual layer writer to burn a SuSE DVD for a backup copy. As the disc's cost $10 each I tried the simulation first and found that it had actually burnt the DVD instead. Since then I had forgotten about this problem until you mentioned it.
Looks like a common problem with both K3b and xcdroast on both SuSE 9.1 & 9.2
K3b and xcdroast are only frontends to growisofs and cdrecord. Chances are that either they do not pass the simulation option to the writing program, or the problem is with the writing program itself not honoring that option. When I go home, I may take a look what happens. I have never tried simulation mode, so I'm not sure. Cheers Sunny -- Get Firefox http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=10745&t=85
The Friday 2004-12-03 at 10:02 -0600, Sunny wrote:
Looks like a common problem with both K3b and xcdroast on both SuSE 9.1 & 9.2
K3b and xcdroast are only frontends to growisofs and cdrecord.
Correct.
Chances are that either they do not pass the simulation option to the writing program, or the problem is with the writing program itself not honoring that option.
Acording to the log, the option is passed: Calling: /usr/X11R6/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin/xcdrwrap CDRECORD dev= "ATA:1,0,0" gracetime=2 fs=16384k driveropts=burnfree -v -useinfo speed=4 -dao -dummy -eject -pad -data "/nuevo/dvd_data.iso" ... The option "-dummy" is present, it is passed to xcdrwrap at least; I don't know what it does. The interesting point is that several people report the same problem, so chances are that it is a software problem. I could try cdrecord directly, but I never did. Then we should report to feedback, I think.
When I go home, I may take a look what happens. I have never tried simulation mode, so I'm not sure.
-- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
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