[olug] Mini DVD

Dan Linder dan at linder.org
Wed Jun 8 19:38:39 UTC 2011


I agree with Marc.  DVDs are read from the inside outward, so the size
shouldn't matter assuming the drive holds it.

It could also be a difference between "DVD-RW" and "DVD+RW".  Can you put in
a new/blank mini-DVD and have the Thinkpad write some file to it?

Dan

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 13:58, Marc Mapes <marcmdm2005 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Almost sounds like the disc wasnt "finalized" by the camcorder
>
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Jon Steckelberg <jonsteckelberg at cox.net
> >wrote:
>
> > I have a Thinkpad X61 with LM9 installed on it.
> > I am having problems with the DVD-RW in the ultrabase.
> > It works fine on full size DVD's but it does not even see the disc if I
> > try and read a mini DVR-R from my panasonic camcorder.
> > Anyone have any ideas on what could be wrong?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jon Steckelberg
> >
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