[CentOS] burning an image

Sat Apr 17 03:40:57 UTC 2010
Robert <kerplop at sbcglobal.net>


On 04/16/2010 06:17 PM, david walcroft informed us:
> On 04/16/2010 03:58 PM, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
>    
>> On 04/16/2010 04:59 AM, david walcroft wrote:
>> ...
>>      
>>> I tried your command but this error came up
>>>
>>> [david at reddwarf ~]$ growisofs -dvd-compat -Z
>>> /dev/dvd=rpm/CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso
>>> :-( /dev/dvd: media is not recognized as recordable DVD: 0
>>>        
>> What does this command say?
>>
>> dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd
>>
>> Mogens
>>
>>      
> [david at reddwarf ~]$ dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd
> /dev/dvd: unable to open: No such file or directory
>
> Thanks  david
>    
Sometimes devices can be elusive, especially if one is external.
Try this to locate drives and symlinks:

        [root at madeleine ~]# ls -l /dev | grep dvd
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            4 Apr 16 21:17 dvd -> scd0
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            3 Apr 16 21:17 dvd-hda -> hda
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            3 Apr 16 21:17 dvd-hdb -> hdb
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            4 Apr 16 21:17 dvdrw -> scd0
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            3 Apr 16 21:17 dvdrw-hda -> hda
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            3 Apr 16 21:17 dvdrw-hdb -> hdb
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            4 Apr 16 21:17 dvdrw-sr0 -> scd0
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            4 Apr 16 21:17 dvd-sr0 -> scd0
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            4 Apr 16 21:17 dvdwriter -> scd0
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            3 Apr 16 21:17 dvdwriter-hda
        -> hda
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            3 Apr 16 21:17 dvdwriter-hdb
        -> hdb
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root            4 Apr 16 21:17 dvdwriter-sr0
        -> scd0

Also, the obvious but easily overlooked...  Be sure to use "/dev/dvd", 
not "dev/dvd"

BTW, dvd+rw-mediainfo DOES work:

        [rj at madeleine rj]$ dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd
        INQUIRY:                [HP      ][DVD Writer 1040r][MH21]
        GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
          Mounted Media:         13h, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite
          Media ID:              TDK601saku
          Current Write Speed:   4.0x1385=5540KB/s
          Write Speed #0:        4.0x1385=5540KB/s
        GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
          Write Performance:     4.0x1385=5540KB/s@[0 -> 936159]
          Speed Descriptor#0:    00/936159 R at 7.7x1385=10704KB/s
        W at 4.0x1385=5540KB/s
        READ DVD STRUCTURE[#10h]:
          Media Book Type:       00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0]
          Legacy lead-out at:    2298496*2KB=4707319808
        READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
          Media Book Type:       33h, DVD-RW book [revision 3]
          Last border-out at:    2045*2KB=4188160
        READ DISC INFORMATION:
          Disc status:           complete
          Number of Sessions:    1
          State of Last Session: complete
          Number of Tracks:      1
        READ FORMAT CAPACITIES:
          formatted:             936160*2048=1917255680
          00h(800):              2297888*2048=4706074624
          10h(10):               2297888*2048=4706074624
          13h(10):               1361728*2048=2788818944
          15h(10):               2297888*2048=4706074624
        READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
          Track State:           complete incremental
          Track Start Address:   0*2KB
          Free Blocks:           0*2KB
          Fixed Packet Size:     16*2KB
          Track Size:            936160*2KB
        FABRICATED TOC:
          Track#1  :             14 at 0
          Track#AA :             17 at 936160
          Multi-session Info:    #1 at 0
        READ CAPACITY:          936160*2048=1917255680
        [rj at madeleine rj]$

Good luck!