Sorry for making the thread wait, but I was upgradeing my system to FC6. Mark Knoop escribió: New info: # uname -a Linux linus.marques 2.6.19-1.2895.fc6 #1 SMP Wed Jan 10 19:28:18 EST 2007 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux # dmesg | grep DVD hdc: SONY DVD RW DW-G120A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive hdd: 50X CD-ROM, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM DVD-R-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, UDMA(66) # dvd+rw-format -lead-out /dev/hdc * BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by <appro(a)fy.chalmers.se&gt;, version 7.0. * 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected. * formatting 0.0/:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]: Wrong medium type # dvd+rw-format -lead-out -force /dev/hdc * BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by <appro(a)fy.chalmers.se&gt;, version 7.0. * 4.7GB DVD+RW media detected. * formatting 0.0|:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/ASC=30h/ACQ=06h]: Wrong medium type # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc INQUIRY: [SONY ][DVD RW DW-G120A ][MYS1] GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: Mounted Media: 1Ah, DVD+RW Media ID: OPTODISC/OP4 Current Write Speed: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s Write Speed #0: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: Write Performance: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s@[0 -> 0] Speed Descriptor#0: 00/0 R(a)4.8x1385=6648KB/s W(a)4.0x1385=5540KB/s READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]: Media Book Type: 00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0] Legacy lead-out at: 2295104*2KB=4700372992 READ DISC INFORMATION: Disc status: blank Number of Sessions: 1 State of Last Session: empty "Next" Track: 1 Number of Tracks: 1 READ FORMAT CAPACITIES: unformatted: 2295104*2048=4700372992 26h(0): 2295104*2048=4700372992 READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]: Track State: blank Track Start Address: 0*2KB Free Blocks: 2295104*2KB Track Size: 2295104*2KB READ CAPACITY: 0*2048=0 Any ideas on why this is happening? I can write normal CDs and DVD, but I can't use DVD that are re-writable because I can't format them. -- select 'mmarques' || '@' || 'unl.edu.ar' AS email; --------------------------------------------------------- Martín Marqués | Programador, DBA Centro de Telemática | Administrador Universidad Nacional del Litoral ---------------------------------------------------------

John Wendel escribió: Ahhhh. Are you sure? I think it's the oposite. Well, it all started with k3b not formating my DVD+RW, and then I went to the command line. BTW, did you know that when to tell k3b to format a DVD it executes dvd+rw-format -lead-out /dev/dvd? -- select 'mmarques' || '@' || 'unl.edu.ar' AS email; --------------------------------------------------------- Martín Marqués | Programador, DBA Centro de Telemática | Administrador Universidad Nacional del Litoral ---------------------------------------------------------

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, alan wrote: Also, after looking at the media guide, I am not certain if it is actually rewritable media in the first place. The drive does RW, but the media may not be RW. Where did you get the media? What brand does it claim to be? -- "Invoking the supernatural can explain anything, and hence explains nothing." - University of Utah bioengineering professor Gregory Clark

On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 22:04 -0300, Martin Marques wrote: Pedantic: "No problems were noticed". That doesn't necessarily mean that all was well. If we believe that FAQ site, Imation is selling discs made by someone else with not much regard for quality. I'm not too surprised, when we used their products in video production, their S-VHS tapes were crap, but their VHS tapes were the best we could find. I've come to think poorly of their quality control. I've found Verbatim to the best the best, but remember that's what works well with my drives (Samsung and LG). You may find that something else works best with yours, whether that be just down to drive/disc compatibilities, or the overall quality of your drive. Also, some drives need firmware updates for newer media. -- (Currently testing FC5, but still running FC4, if that's important.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.

On Wed, Jan 31, 2007 at 03:27:47PM -0800, alan wrote: [what's wrong with my DVD media?] digitalfaq.com is handy site! Thanks for the link. Kurt -- "Regardless of the legal speed limit, your Buick must be operated at speeds faster than 85 MPH (140kph)." -- 1987 Buick Grand National owners manual.