Yes, I compiled cdrtools-2.01.01 and executed it from within '/opt/schily/bin' by shinji@frodo:/opt/schily/bin$ ./cdrecord -vv -driveropts=burnfree dev=/dev/sr1 /media/BigMac/backups/backup_system.iso ========== ./cdrecord: No write mode specified. ./cdrecord: Assuming -sao mode. ./cdrecord: If your drive does not accept -sao, try -tao. ./cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults. Cdrecord-ProDVD-ProBD-Clone 2.01.01a67 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2009 J�rg Schilling TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM scsidev: '/dev/sr1' devname: '/dev/sr1' scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2 Warning: Open by 'devname' is unintentional and not supported. Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27 Using libscg version 'schily-0.9'. Using libscg transport code version 'schily-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.94' Driveropts: 'burnfree' SCSI buffer size: 64512 atapi: 1 Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 5 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'PLEXTOR ' Identifikation : 'DVDR PX-716A ' Revision : '1.11' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM. Current: DVD-RW sequential recording Profile: DVD+R/DL Profile: DVD+R Profile: DVD+RW Profile: DVD-R/DL sequential recording Profile: DVD-RW sequential recording (current) Profile: DVD-RW restricted overwrite Profile: DVD-R sequential recording Profile: DVD-ROM Profile: CD-RW Profile: CD-R Profile: CD-ROM Feature: 'Profile List' (current) (persistent) Feature: 'Core' (current) (persistent) Feature: 'Morphing' (current) (persistent) Feature: 'Removable Medium' (current) (persistent) Feature: 'Write Protect' (current) Feature: 'Random Readable' Feature: 'Multi Read' Feature: 'CD Read' Feature: 'DVD Read' Feature: 'Random Writable' Feature: 'Incremental Streaming Writable' (current) Feature: 'Formattable' (current) Feature: 'Restricted Overwrite' Feature: 'Ehanced Defect Reporting' Feature: 'DVD+RW' Feature: 'DVD+R' Feature: 'Rigid Restricted Overwrite' Feature: 'CD Track at Once' Feature: 'CD Mastering' Feature: 'DVD-R/-RW Write' (current) Feature: 'CD-RW Write' Feature: 'DVD+R/DL Read' Feature: 'Power Management' (current) (persistent) Feature: 'CD Audio analog play' Feature: 'Microcode Upgrade' (current) (persistent) Feature: 'Time-out' (current) (persistent) Feature: 'DVD-CSS' Feature: 'Real Time Streaming' (current) Feature: 'Logical Unit Serial Number' (current) (persistent) Serial: '550343 ' Feature: 'Disk Control Blocks' Feature: 'DVD CPRM' (current) Feature: 0xFF00 (current) (persistent) Feature: 0xFF10 (current) (persistent) Feature: 0xFF11 (current) (persistent) Drive current speed: 2 Drive default speed: 2 Drive max speed : 2 Selected speed : 2 Using generic SCSI-3/mmc-2 DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM driver (mmc_dvd). Driver flags : NO-CD DVD MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE Supported modes: PACKET SAO Drive buf size : 6291456 = 6144 KB Drive pbuf size: 8388608 = 8192 KB Drive DMA Speed: 44186 kB/s 251x CD 31x DVD 9x BD FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB Track 01: data 3044 MB track: 1 start: 0 pregap: 0 Total size: 3044 MB = 1558723 sectors Track 1 start 0 Track 2 start 1558723 41 00 A0 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 41 00 A1 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 41 00 A2 00 00 00 00 90 24 73 00 00 41 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 Current Secsize: 2048 Supported DVD (readable) structures: 00 03 04 05 0D 0E 0F 10 C0 C1 FF Page 00 read (40) len 2052 Page 01 read (40) len 8 Page 02 read (40) len 2052 Page 03 read (40) len 192 Page 04 read/write (C0) len 2052 Page 05 read/write (C0) len 8 Page 06 unknown (00) len 24 Page 07 unknown (00) len 24580 Page 0C read (40) len 30724 Page 0D read (40) len 32776 Page 0E read (40) len 108 Page 0F read/write (C0) len 22 Page 10 read (40) len 2052 Page 11 unknown (00) len 260 Page 30 unknown (00) len 32772 Page C0 read/write (C0) len 8 Page FF read (40) len 64 book type: DVD-RW, Version 1.1x (3.2) disc size: 120mm (0) maximum rate: Not specified (15) number of layers:1 track path: Parallel Track Path (0) layer type: Rewritable Area (2) linear density: 0.267 �m/bit (0) track density: 0.74 �m/track (0) phys start: 196608 (0x30000) phys end: 2495103 end layer 0: 0 bca: 1 phys size:... 2298496 cpm: 0 cgms: 0 last rma sector: 0 application code:64 physical code: 214 last rec address:16621272 part v./ext code:2/1 ind wr. power: 15 wavelength code: 7 write str. code: 0D 88 76 09 Manufacturer: 'OPTODISCW002' Prerecorded info : .l...@....!......v...OPTODI..SCW002....v.... random: 61111 year: 0000 month: 00 day: 00 hour: 00 minute: 00 second: 00 rzone size: 36 rzone number: 1 border number: 1 ljrs: 0 track mode: 4 copy: 0 damage: 0 reserved track: 1 blank: 1 incremental: 1 fp: 0 data mode: 1 lra valid: 0 nwa valid: 1 rzone start: 0 next wr addr: 0 free blocks: 2297888 blocking factor: 16 rzone size: 2297888 last recorded addr: 0 Executing 'log sense' command on Bus 8 Target 1, Lun 0 timeout 200s CDB: 4D 00 43 00 00 00 00 00 FF 00 ./cdrecord: Input/output error. log sense: scsi sendcmd: no error CDB: 4D 00 43 00 00 00 00 00 FF 00 status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0 Sense Code: 0x20 Qual 0x00 (invalid command operation code) Fru 0x0 Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid) cmd finished after 0.004s timeout 200s Executing 'log sense' command on Bus 8 Target 1, Lun 0 timeout 200s CDB: 4D 00 71 00 00 00 00 00 FF 00 ./cdrecord: Input/output error. log sense: scsi sendcmd: no error CDB: 4D 00 71 00 00 00 00 00 FF 00 status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0 Sense Code: 0x20 Qual 0x00 (invalid command operation code) Fru 0x0 Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid) cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 200s rzone size: 36 rzone number: 1 border number: 1 ljrs: 0 track mode: 4 copy: 0 damage: 0 reserved track: 1 blank: 1 incremental: 1 fp: 0 data mode: 1 lra valid: 0 nwa valid: 1 rzone start: 0 next wr addr: 0 free blocks: 2297888 blocking factor: 16 rzone size: 2297888 last recorded addr: 0 Capacity Blklen/Sparesz. Format-type Type 2297888 2048 0x00 Unformated or Blank Media 2297888 2048 0x00 Reserved (0) 2297888 16 0x10 Reserved (0) 2297888 16 0x15 Reserved (0) WARNING: Phys disk size 2298496 differs from rzone size 2297888! Prerecorded disk? WARNING: Phys start: 196608 Phys end 2495103 CD write parameter: 37 41 00 00 05 32 01 C4 08 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 96 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 CD write parameter: 37 41 00 00 05 32 02 C4 08 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 96 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Blocks total: 2297888 Blocks current: 2297888 Blocks remaining: 739165 Reducing transfer size from 64512 to 32768 bytes. CD write parameter: 37 41 00 00 05 32 02 C4 08 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 96 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 CD write parameter: 37 41 00 00 05 32 02 C4 08 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 96 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Starting to write CD/DVD/BD at speed 2 in real SAO mode for single session. Last chance to quit, starting real write 0 seconds. Operation starts. Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready. BURN-Free is OFF. Turning BURN-Free on CD write parameter: 37 41 00 00 05 32 42 04 08 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 96 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 CD write parameter: 37 41 00 00 05 32 42 04 08 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 96 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Starting new track at sector: 0 Track 01: 8 of 3044 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 97%] 2.0x. 'top' shows: ================== top - 20:39:54 up 23 min, 2 users, load average: 4.21, 1.83, 0.77 Tasks: 204 total, 1 running, 203 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie Cpu(s): 0.5%us, 6.7%sy, 0.0%ni, 46.1%id, 45.4%wa, 1.2%hi, 0.2%si, 0.0%st Mem: 4057196k total, 1248220k used, 2808976k free, 92672k buffers Swap: 522104k total, 0k used, 522104k free, 558416k cached PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 82 root 15 -5 0 0 0 D 17 0.0 0:24.80 scsi_eh_8 35 root 15 -5 0 0 0 S 3 0.0 0:02.82 ata/1 37 root 15 -5 0 0 0 S 3 0.0 0:03.37 ata/3 34 root 15 -5 0 0 0 S 2 0.0 0:03.24 ata/0 36 root 15 -5 0 0 0 S 2 0.0 0:02.64 ata/2 There are the processes running, but they cannot be killed. I have to remove the power cord from the drive to reset the ide bus.