[Cdrecord-support] cdrtools-2.01.01.a74 Cannot fixate

[Joerg Schilling]

bill browne <bilie.browne at gmail.com> wrote:

> DVD seems to burn OK - can see burnt area visually
> Halts with cannot fixate - cdrecord -scanbus can then no longer see
> drive until reboot.

This is a hint for a bug in the Linux kernel.

> cdrecord -minfo is showing Cannot read drive buffer:

Not all drives support the READ BUFFER command.

> Cdrecord-ProDVD-ProBD-Clone 2.01.01a74 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
> Copyright (C) 1995-2010 J???rg Schilling
> scsidev: '1,0,0'
> scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0
> Linux sg driver version: 3.5.34
> Using libscg version 'schily-0.9'.
> Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
> Version        : 5
> Response Format: 2
> Capabilities   :
> Vendor_info    : 'TSSTcorp'
> Identifikation : 'CDDVDW SH-S223C '
> Revision       : 'SB01'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM.
> Using generic SCSI-3/mmc-3 DVD+R driver (mmc_dvdplusr).
> Driver flags   : NO-CD DVD MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
> Supported modes: PACKET SAO LAYER_JUMP
> cdrecord: Warning: Cannot read drive buffer.
> cdrecord: Warning: The DMA speed test has been skipped.
> Mounted media class:      DVD
> Mounted media type:       DVD+R/DL
> Disk Is not erasable
> data type: ??              standard
> disk status:              empty
> session status:        ??  empty
> BG format status:         none
> first track:              1
> number of sessions:  ??    1
> first track in last sess: 1
> last track in last sess:  1
> Disk Is not unrestricted
> Disk type: DVD, HD-DVD or BD
>
> Track  Sess Type   Start Addr End Addr   Size
> ==============================================
>     1     1 Blank  0          4173823    4173824
>
> Next writable address:              0
> Remaining writable size:            4173824

Do you have a log from the writing procedure?

What media manufacturer did you use?
Check with cdrecord -atip

Jörg

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