This is what I get when using my dvd+rw in linux
"dvdrecord -v speed=2 dev=0,0 blank=disc"
dvdrtools v0.1.3
Portions (c) 2002 Red Hat, Inc.
Based on:
Cdrecord 1.11a15 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2001 Jörg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '0,0'
scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.22
Using libscg version 'schily-0.5'
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'PHILIPS '
Identifikation : 'DVDRW1208 '
Revision : '1.61'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-ROM.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : SWABAUDIO
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R96R
Drive buf size : 1310720 = 1280 KB
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP start of lead in: -150 (00:00/00)
Disk type: unknown
Manuf. index: -1
Manufacturer: unknown (not in table)
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 11 in write mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 0 seconds. Operation starts.
Performing OPC...
Blanking entire disk
dvdrecord: Input/output error. blank unit: scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: A1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0C 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)
cmd finished after 0.001s timeout 9600s
dvdrecord: Cannot blank disk, aborting.
"dvdrecord -v speed=2 dev=0,0 blank=disc"
dvdrtools v0.1.3
Portions (c) 2002 Red Hat, Inc.
Based on:
Cdrecord 1.11a15 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2001 Jörg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '0,0'
scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.22
Using libscg version 'schily-0.5'
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'PHILIPS '
Identifikation : 'DVDRW1208 '
Revision : '1.61'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-ROM.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : SWABAUDIO
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R96R
Drive buf size : 1310720 = 1280 KB
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP start of lead in: -150 (00:00/00)
Disk type: unknown
Manuf. index: -1
Manufacturer: unknown (not in table)
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 11 in write mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 0 seconds. Operation starts.
Performing OPC...
Blanking entire disk
dvdrecord: Input/output error. blank unit: scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: A1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0C 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)
cmd finished after 0.001s timeout 9600s
dvdrecord: Cannot blank disk, aborting.