Can't blank recordable DVD+ Kubuntu 9.10 64bit Linux version 2.6.28-12-generic (buildd@crested) (gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #43-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 1 19:31:32 UTC 2009 # cdrecord -v dev=/dev/sr0 -blank=fast TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM scsidev: '/dev/sr0' devname: '/dev/sr0' scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2 Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27 Wodim version: 1.1.9 SCSI buffer size: 64512 Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 5 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'MATSHITA' Identification : 'DVD-RAM UJ-852S ' Revision : '1.10' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW. Current: 0x001B (DVD+R) Profile: 0x0012 (DVD-RAM) Profile: 0x002B (DVD+R/DL) Profile: 0x001B (DVD+R) (current) Profile: 0x001A (DVD+RW) Profile: 0x0015 (DVD-R/DL sequential recording) Profile: 0x0013 (DVD-RW restricted overwrite) Profile: 0x0014 (DVD-RW sequential recording) Profile: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording) Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM) (current) Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW) Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R) Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM) Profile: 0x0002 (Removable disk) Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd). Driver flags : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE Supported modes: PACKET SAO Drive buf size : 1572864 = 1536 KB Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device communication breaks or freezes immediately after that. Current Secsize: 2048 HINT: use dvd+rw-mediainfo from dvd+rw-tools for information extraction. Speed set to 11080 KB/s Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 8.0 in real BLANK mode for single session. Last chance to quit, starting real write in 0 seconds. Operation starts. Performing OPC... Blanking PMA, TOC, pregap Errno: 5 (Input/output error), blank unit scsi sendcmd: no error CDB: A1 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION) Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 04 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) cmd finished after 0.002s timeout 9600s wodim: Cannot blank disk, aborting. wodim: Some drives do not support all blank types. wodim: Try again with wodim blank=all. # # wodim blank=all Device was not specified. Trying to find an appropriate drive... Detected CD-R drive: /dev/cdrw Using /dev/cdrom of unknown capabilities Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 5 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'MATSHITA' Identification : 'DVD-RAM UJ-852S ' Revision : '1.10' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW. wodim: Cannot load media with this drive! wodim: Try to load media by hand. Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr). Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO wodim: Cannot load media with this drive! wodim: Try to load media by hand. wodim: Cannot load media. #