thank you !!!! It is really a cool trick.
It works
(apperenlty this trick exists on german
forums<http://www.to-st.de/content/computer/linux/cdbrennen/brenner.de.html>).
cool cdrecord.
>
> # cdrecord -atip
> Device was not specified. Trying to find an appropriate drive...
> Detected CD-R drive: /dev/cdrw
> Using /dev/cdrom of unknown capabilities
> Error trying to open /dev/cdrom exclusively (Device or resource busy)...
> retrying in 1 second.
> Device type : Removable CD-ROM
> Version : 0
> Response Format: 2
> Capabilities :
> Vendor_info : 'TOSHIBA '
> Identification : 'DVD-ROM SD-R6112'
> Revision : '1332'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
> Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
> Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
> Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R96R
> ATIP info from disk:
> Indicated writing power: 5
> Is not unrestricted
> Is not erasable
> Disk sub type: Medium Type A, high Beta category (A+) (3)
> ATIP start of lead in: -11634 (97:26/66)
> ATIP start of lead out: 359846 (79:59/71)
> Disk type: Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar)
> Manuf. index: 3
> Manufacturer: CMC Magnetics Corporation
>
('It could be interestign to place it in man page in case it is not yet in
the last version. I read it carefully and didnt see it; maybe my tired eyes)
With my best regards and wishing all the best,
Yellow
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Peter Samuelson <pe...@p12n.org> wrote:
>
> [yellowprotoss]
> > Usually before burning the question can be: is my cdrom or dvd empty.
> >
> > Could it be possible that cdrecord is showing that media information,
> > such as blank or already burnt. It would be very helpful.
>
> Try -atip.
>
> --
> Peter Samuelson | org-tld!p12n!peter | http://p12n.org/
