cd-rw write problems

[Gontran]

* proudhawk@uswestmail.net (proudhawk@uswestmail.net) wrote:
> [ new HP series 8000 cd-rw drive + ide-scsi module, won't write ]
> 
> pregap1: -1
> Cdrecord 1.9 (i586-mandrake-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 Jörg Schilling
> TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
> scsidev: '0,0,0'
> scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
> Linux sg driver version: 2.1.39
> Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
> atapi: 1
> Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
> Version        : 0
> Response Format: 1
> Vendor_info    : 'HP      '
> Identifikation : 'CD-Writer+ 8000 '
> Revision       : '2.5C'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
> Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
> Driver flags   : SWABAUDIO
> Drive buf size : 1343488 = 1312 KB
> FIFO size      : 12582912 = 12288 KB
> Track 01: data  641 MB         padsize:  30 KB
> Total size:     736 MB (72:58.57) = 328393 sectors
> Lout start:     736 MB (73:00/43) = 328393 sectors
> Current Secsize: 2048
> ATIP info from disk:
> Indicated writing power: 4
> Is not unrestricted
> Is not erasable
> Disk sub type: Medium Type C, low Beta category (C-) (6)
> ATIP start of lead in:  -11559 (97:27/66)
> ATIP start of lead out: 359849 (79:59/74)
> Disk type:    Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar)
> Manuf. index: 21
> Manufacturer: Ricoh Company Limited
> Blocks total: 359849 Blocks current: 359849 Blocks remaining: 31456
> Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 4 in write mode for single session.
> Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ...
> input buffer ready.
> cdrecord: Input/output error. mode select g1: scsi sendcmd: retryable error
> CDB:  55 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 3C 00
> status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 26 00 00 00
> cdrecord: Warning: using default CD write parameter data.
> Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0
> cdrecord: Cannot open new session.
> Sense Code: 0x26 Qual 0x00 (invalid field in parameter list) Fru 0x0
> Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> cmd finished after 0.001s timeout 200s
> Mode Select Data 00 10 00 00 05 32 02 00 00 00 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
> cdrecord: fifo had 192 puts and 0 gets.
> 
> ********************************************************
> it does not matter which of the several cd burner packages I use on here, all of them yield similar results.
> 
> if anyone has a suggestion that can help me here, I'd like to hear from you.
> 
> Hawke

Hawke,

Two questions, how are you invoking cdrecord? and have you tried adding your
CDRW parameters to /etc/default/cdrecord?  I assume you can mount CDROMs in the
drive, is that right?  I'm a little suspicious of the first line "pregap1: -1"
... looking at the man page for version 1.8a35, the 'pregap' option is only
sensical for TEAC drives.  Is that option being set by you?

Gontran