[ltp] cdrecording a DVD?

[Alex Deucher]

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:46:55 -0500, Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com> wrote:
> Hmm. CD recording works, but DVD recording fails. Ideas, anyone?
> 
> cdrecord: No write mode specified.
> cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.
> cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.
> cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...
> cdrecord: Warning: Running on Linux-2.6.9
> cdrecord: There are unsettled issues with Linux-2.5 and newer.
> cdrecord: If you have unexpected problems, please try Linux-2.4 or Solaris.
> cdrecord: Warning: Linux-2.6.8 introduced incompatible interface changes.
> cdrecord: Warning: SCSI transport does no longer work for suid root programs.
> cdrecord: Warning: if cdrecord fails, try to run it from a root account.
> scsidev: '/dev/hdc'
> devname: '/dev/hdc'
> scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
> Warning: Open by 'devname' is unintentional and not supported.
> Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
> Using libscg transport code version 'schily-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.83'
> SCSI buffer size: 64512
> cdrecord: Found DVD media but DVD-R/DVD-RW support code is missing.
> cdrecord: If you need DVD-R/DVD-RW support, ask the Author for cdrecord-ProDVD.
> cdrecord: Free test versions and free keys for personal use are at ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/
> cdrecord: This version of cdrecord does not include DVD-R/DVD-RW support code.

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upgrade your dvd tools.

Alex