Re: [Dvdrtools-users] Problem burning to LG DVDRAM GSA-4167B

[Bryan J. Smith]

Samson Lee <address@hidden> wrote:
> I tried cdrecord-prodvd from
> ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD 
> and it seems to write to my lg gsa-4167 ..
> However, a I noticed a few problems:
> 1. The software reports Drive buf size : 1114112 = 1088 KB,
> but the drive actually has 2MB buffer

Actually, mine says 1,8xx-something.

> 2. When writing starts, the software says, "Starting to
> write CD/DVD at speed 8 ...", but during writing, the
reported
> speed ranges between 1.0x and 2.1x

Did you install the free license key?  If not, you're limited
to 1-2x.  Use the "-v" option and look for the key
information to see if it works.  It's basically just a
variable that can be set in /etc/profile for all to use.

> - maybe this is because the drive buffer is too small and
> frequently drops below 10% full?

Sounds like a hardware configuration/performance issue.
Tell me about your ATA setup?  ;->


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