TEST MY CDROM

[Nobody's Hero]

Does anyone know a write test I can run to my cdrom using cdrecord?

I dont think my new version of cdrecord is working.
I tried # cdrecord -eject /dev/cdrom.
Nothing happened. Id like to do a copy or backup some data to see if it is working.

Thanks,

[Nobody's Hero]

Actually I ran a cdrecord -scanbus and found dev=1,0,0.

I ran cdrecord -eject and -load with dev=1,0,0 and it worked fine. How can I test copying data so I can use this as a backup and restore method?

[Patrick Van Humbeeck]

just run
cdrecord -v -dummy dev=1,0,0 speed=X

and see if the test burn finishes successfully. if it does then you should be fine :)

[Nobody's Hero]

Thanks,
I ran the above command and this is what I get. I am really missing something. Ireally appreciate all you help on this forum.

cdrecord -v -dummy dev=1,0,0 speed=1 mindi-0.86_cvs_20030802-1.i386.rpm
Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.0.1 (i586-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 J?rg Schilling
Unlocked features:
Limited features:
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '1,0,0'
scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24
cdrecord: Warning Linux Bus mapping botch.
Using libscg version 'schily-0.7'
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'PIONEER '
Identifikation : 'DVD-RW DVR-103 '
Revision : '1.55'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
cdrecord: This version of cdrecord limits DVD-R/DVD-RW support to -dummy or 1 GB real.
cdrecord: If you need full DVD-R/DVD-RW support, ask the Author for cdrecord-ProDVD.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R
Drive buf size : 1267712 = 1238 KB
FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB
Track 01: data 0 MB
Total size: 1 MB (00:06.08) = 456 sectors
Lout start: 1 MB (00:08/06) = 456 sectors
cdrecord: Input/output error. test unit ready: scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0E 00 00 00 00 30 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0x2 Not Ready, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x30 Qual 0x00 (incompatible medium installed) Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 0.005s timeout 40s
cdrecord: No disk / Wrong disk!

[Huc_1]

I see in the log that this is a demo version ?
ask author for full version ...

Still I thing the problem is here that the cd first block is "bad" , perhaps you need to blank the cd like

#cdrecord speed=x dev=x,x,x blank=fast

Keep us informed of progress

Also on the site where you downloaded this from there is a REAME file I have not had time to read this but perhaps this is worth the read ?

J-P

[Nobody's Hero]

I tried to blank the cd, no luck. I am trying to use a DVD-RW 4.7 Gbyte disk in my cdrom. When I insert it, the lites keep on blinking. I dont think the system like the larger disks. When I tried to blank the cd using cdrecord with a cd-rw (not DVD-RW), a 700mb disk, it works fine. Not sure what the problem is. I am using cdrecord-prodvd instead of the older version of cdrecord. I am going to start looking on the web to see if I can find another cdrecord binary. This message bothers me, even though I am using cdrecord-prodvd binary.

"cdrecord: This version of cdrecord limits DVD-R/DVD-RW support to -dummy or 1 GB real"

Does this mean I cant write to a 4.7GB DVD disk.

[Huc_1]

Have a read at the REAME file at ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/

This is full of informations and speak's about the limitations and is helpfull.

nothing lost realy you can always revert and you dont loos any functionality a present, but yes a full fledge solution is preferable.

J-P

[Patrick Van Humbeeck]

strange - did you get it from the ftp.berlios.de server ? I downloaded it from there maybe 10 days ago and my copy says something like 'free for non commercial use' and does not have the limit at 1 GB. Maybe you need to download a different binary ?