Lite On DVD Drive

[ZIYAD A. M. AL-BATLY]

On Thu, 2005-09-08 at 19:20 -0400, David M. Carney wrote:
> I recently bought a Lite On DVD drive. 
> 
> It's one of those dual layer drives. However, the problem I'm having
> deals with Imation DVD+R media.
> 
> My old Nec DVD writer (it died, hence the replacement) would write to
> DVD media with no problems. My DVD player hooked to my TV would play the
> media just fine. I was using the EXACT same brand and type of media as
> above.
> 
> I even booted into Windoze and tried the Nero package that comes with
> the drive.
> 
> It was pretty slick. Nero imported the video, let me design the menus
> and converted it to DVD format complete with the VIDEO_TS folder and all
> the .ifo .vob and .bup files.
> 
> I insert the disk into the computer and my Windows DVD software boots
> and it plays just as expected. Or if I'm running Ubuntu, Xine boots and
> it plays fine.
> 
> But ZI've tried two different home DVD players and they both give a No
> Disk error. Both players are supposed to do most formats known to man.
> 
> Reading the book that came with my player I see Imation media isn't
> recommended media. Could it make that much difference?
> 
> Here's the output from dvd+rw-mediainfo for one of the disks created in
> this drive:
> david at n1zhe:~$ dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/cdrom
> INQUIRY:                [LITE-ON ][DVDRW SOHW-1693S][KS0A]
> GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
>  Mounted Media:         1Bh, DVD+R
>  Media ID:              CMC MAG/E01
>  Current Write Speed:   8.0x1385=11080KB/s
>  Write Speed #0:        8.0x1385=11080KB/s
>  Write Speed #1:        6.0x1385=8310KB/s
> GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
>  Write Performance:     3.2x1385=4432KB/s at 0 -> 6.9x1385=9608KB/s at 1788671
>  Speed Descriptor#0:    00/1788671 R at 6.9x1385=9608KB/s W at 8.0x1385=11080KB/s
>  Speed Descriptor#1:    00/1788671 R at 6.9x1385=9608KB/s W at 6.0x1385=8310KB/s
> READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
>  Media Book Type:       A1h, DVD+R book [revision 1]
>  Legacy lead-out at:    1788672*2KB=3663200256
> READ DISC INFORMATION:
>  Disc status:           complete
>  Number of Sessions:    1
>  State of Last Session: complete
>  Number of Tracks:      1
> READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
>  Track State:           invisible
>  Track Start Address:   0*2KB
>  Free Blocks:           0*2KB
>  Track Size:            1788672*2KB
>  ROM Compatibility LBA: 262144
> FABRICATED TOC:
>  Track#1  :             14 at 0
>  Track#AA :             14 at 1788672
>  Multi-session Info:    #1 at 0
> READ CAPACITY:          1788672*2048=3663200256
> david at n1zhe:~$
> 
> I would assume by the complete status under "READ DISC INFORMATION:"
> that the disk is finalized.
> 
> If not, how could I finalize it? BTW, this disk was made with Nero under
> WinXP SP2.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> David
> 
> -- 
> Registered Linux User #297958
> http://carney1979.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
Sorry, I don't have an answer to your specific question.  However, I had
similar problem(s) with my Sony DRU-710A (which is a LITE-ON in it's
heart), and I fixed them by updating the firmware of the device.  My
advice for you is to visit the LITE-ON site and download the latest
firmware for your device and upgrade it.

Sorry for not being helpful.
Ziyad.