[gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[Michael Sullivan]

--- Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > My internal CD-R drive has been experiencing
> > steadily
> > worsening power fluctuations over the past year or
> > so.
> >  I haven't been able to write CDs in Windows in
> > months, but until recently could still write them
> in
> > Gentoo.  I ordered a Pacific Digital USB
> > DVD-RW/CD-RW
> > drive on August 1 and it came in today.  I'm not
> > quite
> > sure how to go about using it though.  I mainly
> use
> > xcdroast for writing CDs (I make daily backups and
> > write them to CD once a week.)  I use GNOME, and
> > although my new drive shows up in the
> "computer:///"
> > nautilus listing, it is not available to be
> selected
> > in xcdroast - it's not listed at all.  I don't
> even
> > know where to start looking for the solution to
> this
> > problem.  Can anyone help me?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> [Hmm...in a shell, as the root user, you'll need to
> [determine what cdrecord likes.
> [You may need to try -
> [
> [	cdrecord -scanbus
> [	cdrecord -scanbus dev=ATA
> [	cdrecord -scanbud dev=sg
> 
> [Generally, USB attached drives show up as SCSI
> [devices, thus an - "ls /dev" will return
> [a list with an sdx, where x is a,b,c, etc.
> 
> [Bob]
> 

I had to copy and paste the above reply from the
archives because I never actually received the post
in my email and had to re-subscribe to the list this
morning.
 
The device is listed as /dev/sr0, but that's about
as much as I can determine about it.  I want to use it
with xcdroast, but xcdroast lists my two internal
CD-R drives (neither of which can write to CDs because
of the power fluctuations and a few other problems.)
My usb drive isn't even listed...
 

For what it's worth the only command listed above that
shows my external drive is this:

baby ~ # cdrecord -scanbus
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C)
1995-2004 J\uffffrg Schilling
cdrecord: Warning: Running on Linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r6
cdrecord: There are unsettled issues with Linux-2.5
and newer.
cdrecord: If you have unexpected problems, please try
Linux-2.4 or Solaris.
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.33
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
scsibus2:
        2,0,0   200) 'TOSHIBA ' 'CD/DVDW SD-R5372'
'TU53' Removable CD-ROM
        2,1,0   201) *
        2,2,0   202) *
        2,3,0   203) *
        2,4,0   204) *
        2,5,0   205) *
        2,6,0   206) *
        2,7,0   207) *



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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[Hans-Werner Hilse]

Hi,

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:48:06 -0700 (PDT)
Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:

> For what it's worth the only command listed above that
> shows my external drive is this:
> 
> baby ~ # cdrecord -scanbus
> [...]
> scsibus2:
>         2,0,0   200) 'TOSHIBA ' 'CD/DVDW SD-R5372' 'TU53' Removable CD-ROM

Then you should be able to burn CDs using "cdrecord dev=2,0,0".


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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[Michael Sullivan]

--- Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@web.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:48:06 -0700 (PDT)
> Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > For what it's worth the only command listed above
> that
> > shows my external drive is this:
> > 
> > baby ~ # cdrecord -scanbus
> > [...]
> > scsibus2:
> >         2,0,0   200) 'TOSHIBA ' 'CD/DVDW SD-R5372'
> 'TU53' Removable CD-ROM
> 
> Then you should be able to burn CDs using "cdrecord
> dev=2,0,0".
> 
> 
> -hwh
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> 
> 

I want to use xdroast.  Can use xcdroast with cdrecord
dev=2,0,0?  I use kernel 2.6.12-r6 and in my
experience cdrecord doesn't get along with 2.6 kernels...


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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[Michael Sullivan]

--- Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@web.de> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:48:06 -0700 (PDT)
> > Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > For what it's worth the only command listed
> above
> > that
> > > shows my external drive is this:
> > > 
> > > baby ~ # cdrecord -scanbus
> > > [...]
> > > scsibus2:
> > >         2,0,0   200) 'TOSHIBA ' 'CD/DVDW
> SD-R5372'
> > 'TU53' Removable CD-ROM
> > 
> > Then you should be able to burn CDs using
> "cdrecord
> > dev=2,0,0".
> > 
> > 
> > -hwh
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> > 
> > 
> 
> I want to use xdroast.  Can use xcdroast with
> cdrecord
> dev=2,0,0?  I use kernel 2.6.12-r6 and in my
> experience cdrecord doesn't get along with 2.6
> kernels...
> 
> 
> 

"xdroast" should have been "xcdroast"


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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[Holly Bostick]

Michael Sullivan schreef:
> --- Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@web.de> wrote:
>>On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:48:06 -0700 (PDT)
>>Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>For what it's worth the only command listed above
>>
>>that
>>
>>>shows my external drive is this:
>>>
>>>baby ~ # cdrecord -scanbus
>>>[...]
>>>scsibus2:
>>>        2,0,0   200) 'TOSHIBA ' 'CD/DVDW SD-R5372'
>>
>>'TU53' Removable CD-ROM
>>
>>Then you should be able to burn CDs using "cdrecord
>>dev=2,0,0".
> 
> 
> I want to use xdroast.  Can use xcdroast with cdrecord
> dev=2,0,0?  I use kernel 2.6.12-r6 and in my
> experience cdrecord doesn't get along with 2.6 kernels...

That was *millenia* ago that cdrecord and 2.6 kernels "didn't get along"
(well, OK, in some ways they still don't, but the hacks/workarounds to
*make* them get along have existed for at least a year now, and work
quite well).

As for using xcdroast with cdrecord dev=2,0,0-- I would imagine that you
can configure xcdroast to point to the correct device. At least, I
certainly would hope so. I can't tell you how, though, as I don't use
xcdroast (I use either K3b or cdrecord directly).

Holly


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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[Michael Sullivan]

--- Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@web.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:48:06 -0700 (PDT)
> Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > For what it's worth the only command listed above
> that
> > shows my external drive is this:
> > 
> > baby ~ # cdrecord -scanbus
> > [...]
> > scsibus2:
> >         2,0,0   200) 'TOSHIBA ' 'CD/DVDW SD-R5372'
> 'TU53' Removable CD-ROM
> 
> Then you should be able to burn CDs using "cdrecord
> dev=2,0,0".
> 
> 
> -hwh
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> 
> 


I tried writing the last backup CD image I made to a
CD using the command:

cdrecord dev=2,0,0
aby-backup-07-31-05--08-06-05-01.iso

I had a blank CD-R disc in the drive when I usued the
command.  It failed.  I tried three different blank
CD-Rs.  Each time it failed with a different error
code.  Could it be tripping over the fact that I'm
trying to write to a CD-R in a DVD-RW drive?   The box
the drive came in said that it could do DVD+R, DVD-R,
DVD-DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and
CD-ROM.  Could it be the driver that cdrecord is
trying to use?


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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[Michael Sullivan]

--- Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@web.de> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:48:06 -0700 (PDT)
> > Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > For what it's worth the only command listed
> above
> > that
> > > shows my external drive is this:
> > > 
> > > baby ~ # cdrecord -scanbus
> > > [...]
> > > scsibus2:
> > >         2,0,0   200) 'TOSHIBA ' 'CD/DVDW
> SD-R5372'
> > 'TU53' Removable CD-ROM
> > 
> > Then you should be able to burn CDs using
> "cdrecord
> > dev=2,0,0".
> > 
> > 
> > -hwh
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> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> I tried writing the last backup CD image I made to a
> CD using the command:
> 
> cdrecord dev=2,0,0
> aby-backup-07-31-05--08-06-05-01.iso
> 
> I had a blank CD-R disc in the drive when I usued
> the
> command.  It failed.  I tried three different blank
> CD-Rs.  Each time it failed with a different error
> code.  Could it be tripping over the fact that I'm
> trying to write to a CD-R in a DVD-RW drive?   The
> box
> the drive came in said that it could do DVD+R,
> DVD-R,
> DVD-DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and
> CD-ROM.  Could it be the driver that cdrecord is
> trying to use?
> 
> 
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I thought I would try a simulated write so that I
wouldn't have to risk wasting any other CD-R blanks. 
Here is my output:

baby ~ # cdrecord dev=2,0,0 --dummy
baby-backup-07-31-05--08-06-05-01.iso
cdrecord: No write mode specified.
cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.
cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have
different drive dependent defaults.
cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C)
1995-2004 J\uffffrg Schilling
cdrecord: Warning: Running on Linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r6
cdrecord: There are unsettled issues with Linux-2.5
and newer.
cdrecord: If you have unexpected problems, please try
Linux-2.4 or Solaris.
scsidev: '2,0,0'
scsibus: 2 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.33
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   :
Vendor_info    : 'TOSHIBA '
Identifikation : 'CD/DVDW SD-R5372'
Revision       : 'TU53'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
cdrecord: This version of cdrecord does not include
DVD-R/DVD-RW support code.
cdrecord: If you need DVD-R/DVD-RW support, ask the
Author for cdrecord-ProDVD.
cdrecord: Free test versions and free keys for
personal use are at
ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-R/CD-RW driver
(mmc_cdr).
Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R
RAW/R96R
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 48 in dummy TAO mode
for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting dummy write    0
seconds. Operation starts.
cdrecord: Input/output error. write_g1: scsi sendcmd:
no error
CDB:  2A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1F 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 05
00 00
Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x30 Qual 0x05 (cannot write medium -
incompatible format) Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
resid: 63488
cmd finished after 0.106s timeout 40s
write track data: error after 0 bytes
cdrecord: A write error occured.
cdrecord: Please properly read the error message
above.


In the output above I noticed the lines:

Vendor_info    : 'TOSHIBA '
Identifikation : 'CD/DVDW SD-R5372'
Revision       : 'TU53'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW

I happen to know that this is a Pacific Digital
DVD-RW/CD-RW drive....


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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[Bob Sanders]

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:53:13 -0700 (PDT)
Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:


> 
> In the output above I noticed the lines:
> 
> Vendor_info    : 'TOSHIBA '
> Identifikation : 'CD/DVDW SD-R5372'
> Revision       : 'TU53'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW
> 
> I happen to know that this is a Pacific Digital
> DVD-RW/CD-RW drive....
>

The name on the case is not always the name of the OEM that
made the drive.  If it says it's a Toshiba, it is a Toshiba drive in
a Pacific Digital enclosure.

Back to it actually writing - if there are other items plugged into the
USB ports - printers, etc.  try disconnecting them or rearranging the
ports they are plugged into.  


Bob 
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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[Michael Sullivan]

--- Bob Sanders <rmsand@concentric.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:53:13 -0700 (PDT)
> Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> > 
> > In the output above I noticed the lines:
> > 
> > Vendor_info    : 'TOSHIBA '
> > Identifikation : 'CD/DVDW SD-R5372'
> > Revision       : 'TU53'
> > Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW
> > 
> > I happen to know that this is a Pacific Digital
> > DVD-RW/CD-RW drive....
> >
> 
> The name on the case is not always the name of the
> OEM that
> made the drive.  If it says it's a Toshiba, it is a
> Toshiba drive in
> a Pacific Digital enclosure.
> 
> Back to it actually writing - if there are other
> items plugged into the
> USB ports - printers, etc.  try disconnecting them
> or rearranging the
> ports they are plugged into.  
> 
> 
> Bob 
> -  
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Nope, just the drive.  I have two USB slots and the
other one is empty...


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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[Hans-Werner Hilse]

Hi,

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:53:13 -0700 (PDT)
Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:

> ...
> Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 48 in dummy TAO mode
> for single session.
> ...
> Sense Code: 0x30 Qual 0x05 (cannot write medium -
> incompatible format) Fru 0x0
> Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)

Did there happen to be a medium in the CDRW drive? A 48x capable medium?

-hwh
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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - How to work with USB DVD-RW/CD-RW drive

[Michael Sullivan]

--- Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@web.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:53:13 -0700 (PDT)
> Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > ...
> > Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 48 in dummy TAO
> mode
> > for single session.
> > ...
> > Sense Code: 0x30 Qual 0x05 (cannot write medium -
> > incompatible format) Fru 0x0
> > Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> 
> Did there happen to be a medium in the CDRW drive? A
> 48x capable medium?
> 
> -hwh
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> 
> 

Yes.  The CD-R blanks I use are 48x Multispeed...


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