Unmountable DVDs

[O. Sinclair]

On 11/01/2013 06:35 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 01/11/13 01:41, Nils Kassube wrote:
>> Basil Chupin wrote:
>>> On 01/11/13 01:05, Nils Kassube wrote:
>>>> Basil Chupin wrote:
>>>>> On 01/11/13 00:26, Nils Kassube wrote:
>>>>>> I also tried it with a DVD+RW which I reformatted (with the force
>>>>>> option of k3b)
>>>>> Which is rather interesting because when I tried this I got the
>>>>> same
>>>>> result as doing a normal erase/format - that is, it didn't do
>>>>> anything and gave me the message that you don't format an already
>>>>> formatted disc.
>>>>>
>>>>> This was with DVD+RW. Perhaps a different result if a DVD-RW is
>>>>> used?
>>>> I also got the message that you shouldn't format the DVD+RW and it
>>>> didn't format it when I tried it the first time. Then I used the
>>>> force option and k3b formatted the disk but also wrote the warning
>>>> mentioned in my previous mail. I don't have a DVD-RW to check it,
>>>> but I think there should be no difference.
>>> I was actually referring to the use of the force option (and not the
>>> quick format).
>>>
>>> I have 2 DVD+RWs, one with data and one with a copy of an actual DVD
>>> movie. Neither were touched by k3b's Force format and the contents
>>> therefore remained intact.
>> Hmm, that's interesting - is the behaviour the same with and without the
>> force option ticked? On my DVD+RW was an old Xubuntu livecd image before
>> I formatted it. Maybe it is a feature of the underlying cdrecord
>> version. Kubuntu 12.04 actually uses Wodim 1.1.11 - maybe your Opensuse
>> version behaves differently and ignores the force option?
>
> Interesting indeed - in more ways than one.
>
> openSUSE does indeed use cdrecord - but not Ubuntu/(?)Kubuntu.
>
> Here is an extract from the "blog" of k3b's author:
>
> quote
>
>    OpenSuSE
>
> OpenSuSE cdrecord packet
>
> Ark Linux
>
> Ak Linux ships both
>
> Cdrtools-3.00 for Ubuntu from user Antiqua see ubuntu forum...
>
> The Ubuntu burning team is preparing a package for the original cdrtools.
>
> Ubuntu cdrecord+mkisofs+cdd2wav packet
> Package archive of the ubuntu burning team with attitional hints (e.g.
> how to modify /etc/apt/sources.list to allow the installation).
>
> Unfortunately, Mark Shuttleworth seems no longer be interested in
> freedom and stopped the attempt to make Ubuntu legal again, so be very
> careful on Ubuntu.
> What is the background for the forks?
>
> unquote
>
> http://cdrecord.berlios.de/new/private/linux-dist.html
>
> The whole article is worth reading.
>
https://launchpad.net/~brandonsnider/+archive/cdrtools?field.series_filter=quantal

am not sure if it solves anything or makes matters worse, yet to try it 
out myself