[LAU] problems with cdrecord

[Ken Restivo]

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On Sat, Jul 07, 2007 at 11:13:35AM +1000, James Cameron wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 06, 2007 at 06:37:32PM +0200, Atte Andr? Jensen wrote:
> > status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> > Sense Key: 0x3 Medium Error, Segment 0
> > Sense Code: 0x73 Qual 0x03 (power calibration area error) Fru 0x0
> > Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> > cmd finished after 12.673s timeout 200s
> > wodim: OPC failed.
> 
> During power calibration phase, the drive found that the medium was not
> suitable.  It claims a problem with the medium, not the drive.  It
> claims to be within the area of the medium used for power calibration.
> 
> This may be caused by any of the following:
> 
> 1. recent medium (platter) used on a drive that does not support the
> medium, (e.g. due to drive being too old, or lacking firmware support,
> or you purchased medium from shop that is incompatible by design),
> 
> 2. optical obstruction (dirt) on the medium in that area, try another
> one, ... something like this has happened to me with fibre or fluff
> caught in the hub,
> 
> 3. laser has deteriorated beyond the point that will write with that
> type of medium, try another type of medium.
> 

It's very likely #1. I had the exact same problem. Those goddamned new "52X!!" media are useless on my old drive. I can't find "older/slower" media for sale anymore either.

Planned obsolescence, probably. Evil. 

- -ken
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