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ricardofunke

Member

Registered: 2009-11-03

Posts: 46

cannot burn cd-rw media

Hello,

I'm facing a problem that I hope somebody helps me to find out where's the problem.

With my notebook (Dell Vostro 1510) I can burn cd-r medias normally. But, when I try to burn a cd-rw (philips), neither wodim or cdrecord cannot burn that media. The message displayed is:

"Trying to use high speed medium on low speed writer."

Perhaps this is not related to the burn tools, but with udev or hal, but I cannot say, so can anyone help me with steps to find out where's the problem?

I have installed windows just for test it with Roxio and it burns the cd-rw without problems.

Here's the log messages displayed by Brasero:

Checking session consistency (brasero_burn_check_session_consistency brasero-burn.c:1741)
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_set_output_size_for_current_track
BraseroBurnURI stopping
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroBurnURI output set (IMAGE) image = /tmp/brasero_tmp_P0N7EV.bin toc = none
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroBurnURI no burn:// URI found
BraseroBurnURI stopping
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_set_output_size_for_current_track
BraseroLocalTrack stopping
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroLocalTrack output set (IMAGE) image = /tmp/brasero_tmp_0TM7EV.bin toc = none
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroLocalTrack no remote URIs
BraseroLocalTrack stopping
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_set_output_size_for_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage stopping
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage There is a checksum already 0
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim getting varg
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_device
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_media
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroWodim got varg:
    wodim
    -v
    dev=/dev/sr0
    blank=fast
BraseroWodim Launching command
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroWodim stderr: scsidev: '/dev/sr0'
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: devname: '/dev/sr0'
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Wodim version: 1.1.10
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: SCSI buffer size: 64512
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: communication breaks or freezes immediately after that.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
BraseroWodim stdout: Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
BraseroWodim stdout: Version        : 5
BraseroWodim stdout: Response Format: 2
BraseroWodim stdout: Capabilities   :
BraseroWodim stdout: Vendor_info    : 'TEAC    '
BraseroWodim stdout: Identification : 'DVD+-RW DVW28SLC'
BraseroWodim stdout: Revision       : 'A.06'
BraseroWodim stdout: Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
BraseroWodim stdout: Current: 0x000A (CD-RW)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x002B (DVD+R/DL)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x001B (DVD+R)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x001A (DVD+RW)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0016 (DVD-R/DL layer jump recording)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0015 (DVD-R/DL sequential recording)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0014 (DVD-RW sequential recording)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0013 (DVD-RW restricted overwrite)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0012 (DVD-RAM)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0002 (Removable disk)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW) (current)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM) (current)
BraseroWodim stdout: Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
BraseroWodim stdout: Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
BraseroWodim stdout: Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R
BraseroWodim stdout: Drive buf size : 1267712 = 1238 KB
BraseroWodim stderr: Speed set to 705 KB/s
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: wodim: Trying to use high speed medium on low speed writer.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: Current Secsize: 2048
BraseroWodim stderr: HUP
BraseroWodim stdout: ATIP info from disk:
BraseroWodim stdout:   Indicated writing power: 3
BraseroWodim stdout:   Reference speed: 6
BraseroWodim stdout:   Is not unrestricted
BraseroWodim stdout:   Is erasable
BraseroWodim stdout:   Disk sub type: High speed Rewritable (CAV) media (1)
BraseroWodim stdout:   ATIP start of lead in:  -11745 (97:25/30)
BraseroWodim stdout:   ATIP start of lead out: 359848 (79:59/73)
BraseroWodim stdout:   1T speed low:  4 1T speed high: 10
BraseroWodim stdout:   2T speed low:  4 2T speed high:  0 (reserved val  6)
BraseroWodim stdout:   power mult factor: 1 5
BraseroWodim stdout:   recommended erase/write power: 5
BraseroWodim stdout:   A1 values: 24 1A D8
BraseroWodim stdout:   A2 values: 26 B2 4A
BraseroWodim stdout: Disk type:    Phase change
BraseroWodim stdout: Manuf. index: 40
BraseroWodim stdout: Manufacturer: INFODISC Technology Co., Ltd.
BraseroWodim stdout: HUP
BraseroWodim process finished with status 255
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_error
BraseroWodim finished with an error
BraseroWodim asked to stop because of an error
    error        = 0
    message    = "no message"
BraseroWodim stopping
Session error : unknown (brasero_burn_record brasero-burn.c:2842)

Last edited by ricardofunke (2010-06-22 16:01:06)

pigiron

Member

From: USA

Registered: 2009-07-14

Posts: 150

Re: cannot burn cd-rw media

This one looked interesting, so I downloaded the cdrkit-1.1.10 source code and started poking around... here's my take on the problem:

The error message "Trying to use high speed medium on low speed writer." happens when (the minimum speed of disc you are using is >= 4) AND (the maximum speed of the disc is > 4) AND (the maximum speed of the burner itself is <= 4).

It appears (I think!) that you can verify the medium (i.e. the disc) speed by turning on debugging in wodim by adding a "-d" parameter and look for something like the following in the output while either trying to write or blank a disc:

"Current speed %d, medium low speed: %d medium high speed: %d\n"

It also appears that you (maybe) can override this error by adding the "-force" parameter to wodim.

...but don't take any of the above as being facts

ricardofunke

Member

Registered: 2009-11-03

Posts: 46

Re: cannot burn cd-rw media

Oh thank you pigiron!

I wasn't receiving emails from the forum and that one was forgotten by me... Sorry...

I never faced this problem again, maybe because I did not have to burn cd-rw till now...

But it will be good to know in future tries... Thank you again!

Cheers