OT: cdrecord & DVD burning (Was: [wplug] DVD compatibility)

[Carl Benedict]

The longer this thread gets, the more I realize I've been fortunate.  I
bought my 'generic' IDE DVD burner (a "Digital Research" drive) on a
whim because it was cheap.  

The only gripe I've had is with Jorg Schillings patched cdrecord for DVD
burning.  For whatever reason, it requires some type of key to be
present in a configuration file.  If it does not like your key, at 99%
it will say the burn failed. At first I thought I made coasters, but
after 3 or 4 burns the media was able to be read and seemed to match the
source.  I remedied this by simply burning manually with 'growisofs'. 
This thread has reinstated my curiosity.  Does anyone know/understand
what the key system is all about?

On Mon, 2005-01-10 at 09:16, Vanco, Don wrote:
> Well, this is what I get for touting a product.
> 
> I just bought a stack (100) blank DVD+R disks 2 weeks ago.  I went to
> start.... <ahem> backing up some DVD movies this weekend.  My fabulous
> Memorex is a coaster factory with this media.  I tried 3 burning
> programs and 2 types of media - all fail at 25% (and cause the burning
> program in question to "go walkabout").  
> 
> I found that there is a firmware update that provides "added media
> compatibility" - but the update is a Windoze executable.  Once I got the
> burner up under Windoze I ran it - and the update locks the system hard.
> 
> 
> Ugh.
> 
> Don
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bill Moran [mailto:wmoran at potentialtech.com] 
> >Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 4:41 PM
> >To: Vanco, Don
> >Subject: Re: [wplug] DVD compatibility
> >
> >
> >"Vanco, Don" <don.vanco at agilysys.com> wrote:
> >
> >> 	Forcing slower burn speeds might help.
> >
> >Yeah, we've tried that as well ... forgot to list it.
> >
> >> 	IMO: (and not saying yours was cheap) the $70 DVD Burner is a
> >> media eater.  I own 2 of them.  I have a Memorex that cost a 
> >little more
> >> and it gives much better results.  Patrick is right on the 
> >DVD players -
> >> it's a total crapshoot WRT what will play on what.  Yay for standards
> >> invented my manufacturers and not neutral engineers.
> >
> >Hmmm ... That's not promising.
> >
> >Who all will be bringing a DVD reader to the installfest?  I think I'll
> >bring a burned DVD to see what percentage of folks can read it.  Anyone
> >who is willing to lug a DVD reader to the installfest would be 
> >appreciated!
> >
> >-- 
> >Bill Moran
> >Potential Technologies
> >http://www.potentialtech.com
> >
> 
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