My Centos 6 wodim tell me that it can only format DVD+RW.
I have DVD-RWs.
Even when I format a DVD-RW on my standalone DVD recorder,
wodim still will not write to it.
Is there a centos-6-useable mechanism
for formatting and writing DVD-RWs?
--
Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu
"Sorry but your password must contain an uppercase letter, a number,
a haiku, a gang sign, a heiroglyph, and the blood of a virgin."
-- someeecards
On Wednesday, April 25, 2018 9:10:34 AM CDT Michael Hennebry wrote:> My Centos 6 wodim tell me that it can only format DVD+RW. > I have DVD-RWs. > Even when I format a DVD-RW on my standalone DVD recorder, > wodim still will not write to it. > Is there a centos-6-useable mechanism > for formatting and writing DVD-RWs?According to the man page for wodim - formatting is not supported for DVD-RW. You might take a look at growisofs and dvd+rw-format. The latter command, in spite of the name, can deal with DVD-RW media. It is possible that the optical drive in your computer does not support DVD-RW media. The only way I know of to find what media are supported is to use K3B. If you go to Settings - Devices, you should get a list of readable and writable media for each device. Bill Gee
On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 09:30:46AM -0500, Bill Gee wrote:> On Wednesday, April 25, 2018 9:10:34 AM CDT Michael Hennebry wrote: > > My Centos 6 wodim tell me that it can only format DVD+RW. > > I have DVD-RWs. > > Even when I format a DVD-RW on my standalone DVD recorder, > > wodim still will not write to it. > > Is there a centos-6-useable mechanism > > for formatting and writing DVD-RWs? > > According to the man page for wodim - formatting is not supported for DVD-RW. > You might take a look at growisofs and dvd+rw-format. The latter command, in > spite of the name, can deal with DVD-RW media. > > It is possible that the optical drive in your computer does not support DVD-RW > media. The only way I know of to find what media are supported is to use K3B. > If you go to Settings - Devices, you should get a list of readable and > writable media for each device. > > Bill Geepotentially stupid question here: Why would one format a cd/dvd? I've never had to do that, I just write to 'em. for what purpose or need would one format one? thanks! -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, And my hope is in you all day long. -------------------------- Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV) --------------------------------
Michael Hennebry wrote:> My Centos 6 wodim tell me that it can only format DVD+RW. > I have DVD-RWs. > Even when I format a DVD-RW on my standalone DVD recorder, > wodim still will not write to it. > Is there a centos-6-useable mechanism > for formatting and writing DVD-RWs? >Have you ever used k3b? It works very nicely.> Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu > "Sorry but your password must contain an uppercase letter, a number, > a haiku, a gang sign, a heiroglyph, and the blood of a virgin." > --Now that's a complete impossibility. I mean, where can you find a virgin who can (legally) give blood? mark
[snip]>> I have DVD-RWs.[snip]> I am assuming (and we all know what thatmeans :) ) that the OP has such a disk. [snip] It is not an assumption. OP has Re-Write (RW) disks. (JIC: https://www.google.com/search?q=dvd-rw+definition&oq=dvd-rw&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.5006j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 ) -- Fred
On Wed, 25 Apr 2018, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:> Michael Hennebry wrote: >> My Centos 6 wodim tell me that it can only format DVD+RW. >> I have DVD-RWs. >> Even when I format a DVD-RW on my standalone DVD recorder, >> wodim still will not write to it. >> Is there a centos-6-useable mechanism >> for formatting and writing DVD-RWs? >> > Have you ever used k3b? It works very nicely.I have now. It can format or whatever it needs to do to write my dvd-rws. The last time I use it, it crapped out after writing, but before finalizing. How do I get it to finalize? Also, how do I get it to stop tooting at me? I thought that I had found the settings flag, but apparently not.>> Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu >> "Sorry but your password must contain an uppercase letter, a number, >> a haiku, a gang sign, a heiroglyph, and the blood of a virgin." >> -- > Now that's a complete impossibility. I mean, where can you find a virgin > who can (legally) give blood?There are legal ways to get the blood of some virgins who cannot legally give blood. That is an ickier subject for other fora. -- Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu "Sorry but your password must contain an uppercase letter, a number, a haiku, a gang sign, a heiroglyph, and the blood of a virgin." -- someeecards