Re: CD writer is burning with open tray

[Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>]

Karel Kulhavy wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I ran cdrecord -tao dev=ATAPI:0,0,0 speed=8 /home/clock/cdrom.iso on
> 2.6.12-gentoo-r10 and it burned a good CD.
> 
> Then I repeated the same command (press up and enter) and it
> 1) Burned two bad CD's with a strip near the central area
> 2) Third CD burned bad
> 3) When rerun cdrecord says
> cdrecord: Drive does not support TAO recording.
> cdrecord: Illegal write mode for this drive.
> 
> I should note here that I didn't hotplug the hardware - I can't
> understand how supported modes can change on the fly...

My guess is that your writer is bad, or at minimum needs a firmware 
upgrade. However, is this the real cdwrite program from Joerg Schilling, 
or is it one of the hacked versions which come with some distributions 
with mods to burn DVDs?

I would also specify the real device name, like dev=/dev/hdX, and drop 
the speed= option and let it choose one it likes. You may also want to 
use the -atip option to see what cdrecord thinks about your drive.
-- 
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