Comment 24 for bug 13729

(In reply to comment #9)
> So I've looked around too. It seems that QSI drives are quite popular (and I
> thought that it was just my low-end notebook)...
>
> The only possible clue was the -immed option. Well, use it at your own risk it
> says...
>
> First try:
>
> cdrecord -immed -blank=minimal -dev=/dev/hdd
>
> Blank worked fine, but it was not possible to burn the cd at first, I blanked it
> with cdrdao with no effect either and I somehow - when I almost already decided
> to throw the cd away - xcdroast burned it with no problems. So I went to risk
> further.
>
> Second try:
>
> cdrecord -immed -blank=all -dev=/dev/hdd
>
> Blank worked fine, Gnomebaker worked fine also.
>
> Third try:
>
> cdrecord -immed -blank=minimal -dev=/dev/hdd
>
> I thought I would reproduce problems I encountered with the first try, but no:
> gnomebaker worked fine.
>
> Fourth try:
>
> cdrecord -immed -blank=minimal -dev=/dev/hdd
>
> To make sure: gnomebaker worked fine.
>
> Conclusion?
>
> "cdrecord -immed" seems to work with my QSI drive. Of course, you can't call
> four attempts real testing, but it's better than nothing.
>
>
> And nautilus problem (should I report it again as a bug or maybe request
feature?):
> Nautilus always tries to blank first, which is impossible for my drive, so i
> can't use it even if my cd is blank. Possible solution would be to ask if
> blanking is necessary. Or something similar.
>

I second his finding on "cdrecord -immed"!! It DOES work on my 'QSI CDRW/DVD
SBW-241' (finally!) woot!

Of course, I tested it 4x to be sure before I replied. Please submit this
temporary fix before all owners of 'QSI' CD drive lose their hairs! :-)