Re: [Dvdrtools-users] SEND DVD+R DOUBLE LAYER RECORDING INFORMATION failed on LG 4163B A104 Firmware

[Jörg Spilker]

Am Dienstag, 22. August 2006 18:59 schrieb Richard Stevens:

Hi Richard,

> just a wild guess. Are you sure, the medium you are using is supported
> by your drive? I had similar problems with double layer discs that were
> not yet correctly supported by the drive/firmware.

well, that´s what dvd+rw-mediainfo is reporting:

INQUIRY:                [HL-DT-ST][DVDRAM GSA-4163B][A104]
GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
 Mounted Media:         2Bh, DVD+R Double Layer
 Current Write Speed:   4.0x1385=5540KB/s
 Write Speed #0:        4.0x1385=5540KB/s
GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
 Write Performance:     4.0x1385=5540KB/address@hidden -> 3081855]
 Speed Descriptor#0:    02/3081855 address@hidden/s address@hidden/s
READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
 Media Book Type:       E1h, DVD+R DL book [revision 1]
 Media ID:              CMC MAG/D04
 Legacy lead-out at:    1540928*2KB=3155820544
DVD+R DOUBLE LAYER BOUNDARY INFORMATION:
 L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1540928*2KB, can still be set
READ DISC INFORMATION:
 Disc status:           blank
 Number of Sessions:    1
 State of Last Session: empty
 Number of Tracks:      1
READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
 Track State:           blank
 Track Start Address:   0*2KB
 Next Writable Address: 0*2KB
 Free Blocks:           3081856*2KB
 Track Size:            3081856*2KB
 ROM Compatibility LBA: 262144
READ CAPACITY:          0*2048=0

the DVD+R DL i bought comes in the same packing case as all the discs i bought  
before. But i know that this says nothing (it´s a noName product).

Do you know how to update from A104 to A106 without windows :-(

Greetings, Jörg