[plug] DVD burn question

[Arie Hol]

On 29 Jun 2007 at 10:35, David Dartnall wrote:

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> I then tried Nero Express under XP which returned the error message:
>     Power calibration error
>     Burn process failed at 4x (5540KB/s)
> 
> Maybe a faulty DVD drive? Although it burned a test cd this morning... 
NO
> IT DIDN'T, I've just tried to read it Nautilus indicates a blank disk.
> Anyone want a some printable coasters?
> 

This sounds like it could a problem with the DMA settings for the DVD 
burner - I can't remember what they should or could be - so you need to 
check the required DMA settings for the drive (if any) and then check the 
settings on your machine.

This problem occurred quite often in the days when people changed from 
the older CDROM to DVD-ROM drives - most CDROM drives  needed to have DMA 
enabled - but when the drive was changed to a DVD drive most people 
didn't know they had to disable the DMA setting for certain makes and 
models of drives. 

I don't know how to do this on Linux - only on Windows - Win98SE and 
earlier (and  Win2K) had manual settings ---- WinXP has auto settings.

HTH

Regards Arie
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