[olug] RE: error w/ cdrdao - SOLVED

[Eric Pierce]

Got it.

I just had the wrong driver selected.  Cdrdao has 11 different drivers you can
pick from.  I was using 'generic-mmc' and I should've used 'generic-mmc-raw'.

I checked the list of compatible drives here:
http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/drives.html

I tried the driver that worked with the closest model to my Philips (one model
down), and that worked ('generic-mmc-raw').  Now just to post my results (i.e.,
that it works with my model) to the cdrdao webpage.

One cool thing with cdrdao was being able to burn a 'secret' track before track
1.

Thanks for replying everyone.
Eric Pierce

--- Brandon Lederer <brandon at tolkien-movies.com> wrote:
> My first TDK 24X burner did this.  It was VERY Picky with media, but when it 
> burned.... they were ALWAYS Good readable burns.  But it eventually got too 
> picky and i got it replaced.  So, i get back the new rev of the drive.... it 
> never failed power calibration (Cuz they took that feature out).... but guess
> 
> what!  90% of my burns were TERRIBLE.  It would burn but audio CDs burned any
> 
> faster than 4x crackled all the way through.
> 
> Now i have a 48x plextor.  It has new technology that is CONSTANTLY adjusting
> 
> the power of the laser.  PERFECT BURNS all the time.  However, I cant get it 
> to go anywhere close to 48x.  I put the blame here on the inability to read 
> sustained at extremely high speeds from my drive.  Linux Hard drive 
> controller drivers arent anywhere close to win2k or winxp HD controller 
> speeds.
> 
> The short.... Try various medias  dont use cheepies....  try different
> (lower) 
> speeds.  If all fail, the drive is probably toast.
> Sorry
> Brandon
> 
> On Saturday 04 October 2003 12:33 am, whaisch4 at cox.net wrote:
> > Executing power calibration...
> > ?: Input/output error.  : scsi sendcmd: no error
> > CDB:  54 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> > status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> > Sense Bytes: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 13 00 00 00 00 73 03
> > 00 00
> > Sense Key: 0x3 Medium Error, Segment 0
> > Sense Code: 0x73 Qual 0x03 (power calibration area
> > error) Fru 0x0
> > Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> > cmd finished after 3.087s timeout 20s
> > ERROR: Power calibration failed.
> > ERROR: Use option --force to ignore this error.
> > ERROR: Writing failed.
> >
> > Okay.  I went up against this on my Win2k with Nero and a new 48x burner.
> > I was trying to burn an archive copy of John Lee Hooker's Best of Chess
> > Records sessions but kept coming up with that stupid calibration error.
> > Nero's online help files suggested that the burner was toasted (no pun
> > intended) or bad CD blanks but I could burn data CDs just fine.  This CD
> > did not have any copy protection, either AFAIK.  It was explained that CD
> > burning lasers need to be calibrated before each burn so they burn the
> > media consistantly over the course of the session, regardless of small
> > power fluctuations.  If you use the force command, it will ignore this
> > error and PROBABLY (big probably) burn correctly.  YMMVWTPWOC.
> >
> > relevance link:
> > http://www.nero.com/en/631927293720980.html#5
> >
> > -Wm.
> > whaisch4 at cox.net
> >
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