Alan Dayley wrote:
> Vaughn Treude wrote:
>> Craig,
>> Thanks for your reply. Yes, it's old. I was hoping (perhaps in vain)
>> that I could solve this with some kind of mode switch. Or maybe this
>> drive is on its way out. I'm always afraid that upgrading will break my
>> other stuff. :-)
>>
>> From dmesg, I see these over and over again:
>> ATAPI device hdc:
>> Error: Not ready -- (Sense key=0x02)
>> (reserved error code) -- (asc=0x30, ascq=0x02)
>> The failed "Read Subchannel" packet command was:
>> "42 02 40 01 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
>> cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!
>>
>> Same stuff in syslog.
>>
>> Puzzling, because this is an empty DVD, it's not SUPPOSED to have any
>> tracks it recognizes! :-)
>
> I this case the first suspect is the burner and it's firmware, not the
> system software. All recordable optical media is not equal. Not all
> burners are equal either.
>
> This part:
>
>> Error: Not ready -- (Sense key=0x02)
>> (reserved error code) -- (asc=0x30, ascq=0x02)
>
> is an error code in 3 bytes. Taken together they mean:
> 2 / 30 / 02 CANNOT READ MEDIUM . INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT
> (as defined at http://www.isobuster.com/help.php?help=305 Not an
> official source but corroborates with others around.)
>
> I think the drive cannot read the media you are giving it. Does the
> drive still burn the other brand? You could test that if you have the
> other brand blanks laying around.
>
> Sometimes a burner firmware update can help, if you can find one. Make
> sure you found the right firmware and updater, though. It is usually
> easy to do such an update but there is a risk of "bricking" the burner.
>
> Alan
>
Yes. It still burns the Memorex brand, I just tried it. I thought at
first the drive was ready to bite the dust, because I hadn't burned
anything in a while. But a firmware update sounds promising, I'll give
it a try. Thanks!
Vaughn
>
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