Re: [Dvdrtools-users] just problems...

[Volker Kuhlmann]

> # dvdrecord -v -dummy speed=1 dev=0,1,0 KNOPPIX_V3.2-2003-03-24-DE.iso
> ...
> Based on:
> Cdrecord 1.11a15 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2001 Jörg Schilling
           ^^^^^^^

dvdrecord really needs to be upgraded to cdrecord 2.0...
Try http://volker.dnsalias.net/soft/rpm/suse8.2/cdrecord-ossdvd-2.0-130.i586.rpm
(It doesn't work for me on a Sony ..500... drive.)

> dvdrecord: Drive does not support TAO recording.

Perhaps a more correct error would be "this version of
cdrecord/dvdrecord does not support DVD writing in TAO mode". Use the
-dao flag.

> other error-messages) so possibly the Media has became damaged.

Easy to find out with -atip and -toc. If the drive/etc works at all,
-atip should produce some output (probably "unknown manufacturer" for
the media). -toc often produces an error on blank DVDs I find, though
this might be dependent on whether DVD+, -, R, or RW are being used.
It's also possible that cdrecord < 2.0 can't do any better.

> (?) can this be a reson for the error-message?

Less-than-optimal software. Driver problems. Kernel problems.

> (?) what is TAO recording?

Track at once. See http://www.cdrfaq.org/ and
http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

> What's also interesting is the fact that both drives appear 7 times
> when loading the ide-scsi-module. 

Looks like a possible kernel/driver problem. I suggest you try SuSE's
latest kernel 2.4.20 for 8.2 first.

> (?) Is this normal?

Probably not, but might be harmless anyway.

> Can this be disabled in any way???

At a guess, no. Fix the kernel driver.

You need to start debugging somewhere (if in fact you have a problem at
all - -dao might fix you up). The DVD-patchups to cdrecord are lacking
somewhat. The fastest way to find out whether the problem is related to
your recording software is to try it with the latest cdrecord-prodvd
alpha version. If that doesn't work, you most likely have a kernel
problem.

Volker

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