Unmountable DVDs

[Basil Chupin]

On 01/11/13 18:12, O. Sinclair wrote:
> 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

Let us all know what results you get when you do.

BC

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