Unmountable DVDs

[Basil Chupin]

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.
>
>
> Nils

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.

BC

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