[plug] Finalise DVD Session

[William Kenworthy]

cdrecord has a -fix option to fixate a cd - might be what your looking
for under a different name?  

BillK

On Sun, 2009-01-25 at 11:51 +0900, Jon Miller wrote:
> I believe you may have to take it back to the person that did the burning as
> I think each system has certain information regarding the burning and
> finalization process.  You would definitely need the same software used to
> burn the CD in the first place, I may be wrong, but it seems logical.
> 
> Jon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf
> Of Tim
> Sent: Friday, 23 January 2009 11:05 AM
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Subject: [plug] Finalise DVD Session
> 
> My mum has been given a DVD-R that has some data on it, but the
> session appears to not have been finalised, and we can't access the
> data. The output of dvd+rw-mediainfo is below, so it shows that there
> are session on it. Does anyone know of a way to finalise it so we can
> access the data?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
> tim at linjeni:~$ dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd
> dvd2    dvdrw2
> tim at linjeni:~$ dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd2
> INQUIRY:                [BENQ    ][DVD DD DW1640   ][BSLB]
> GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
>  Mounted Media:         11h, DVD-R Sequential
>  Media ID:              CMC MAG. AM3
>  Current Write Speed:   16.0x1385=22160KB/s
>  Write Speed #0:        16.0x1385=22160KB/s
>  Write Speed #1:        12.0x1385=16620KB/s
>  Write Speed #2:        8.0x1385=11080KB/s
>  Write Speed #3:        4.0x1385=5540KB/s
>  Write Speed #4:        2.4x1385=3324KB/s
> GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
>  Write Performance:     16.0x1385=22160KB/s@[0 -> 221727]
>  Speed Descriptor#0:    00/221727 R at 6.7x1385=9276KB/s W at 16.0x1385=22160KB/s
>  Speed Descriptor#1:    00/221727 R at 6.7x1385=9276KB/s W at 12.0x1385=16620KB/s
>  Speed Descriptor#2:    00/221727 R at 6.7x1385=9276KB/s W at 8.0x1385=11080KB/s
>  Speed Descriptor#3:    00/221727 R at 6.7x1385=9276KB/s W at 4.0x1385=5540KB/s
>  Speed Descriptor#4:    00/221727 R at 6.7x1385=9276KB/s W at 2.4x1385=3324KB/s
> READ DVD STRUCTURE[#10h]:
>  Media Book Type:       00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0]
>  Legacy lead-out at:    2298496*2KB=4707319808
> READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
>  Media Book Type:       25h, DVD-R book [revision 5]
>  Last border-out at:    2045*2KB=4188160
> READ DISC INFORMATION:
>  Disc status:           appendable
>  Number of Sessions:    1
>  State of Last Session: incomplete
>  "Next" Track:          1
>  Number of Tracks:      6
> READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
>  Track State:           reserved incremental
>  Track Start Address:   0*2KB
>  Next Writable Address: 0*2KB
>  Free Blocks:           12272*2KB
>  Track Size:            12272*2KB
> READ TRACK INFORMATION[#2]:
>  Track State:           complete incremental
>  Track Start Address:   12288*2KB
>  Free Blocks:           0*2KB
>  Track Size:            144*2KB
>  Last Recorded Address: 12431*2KB
> READ TRACK INFORMATION[#3]:
>  Track State:           complete incremental
>  Track Start Address:   12448*2KB
>  Free Blocks:           0*2KB
>  Track Size:            111264*2KB
>  Last Recorded Address: 123711*2KB
> READ TRACK INFORMATION[#4]:
>  Track State:           complete incremental
>  Track Start Address:   123728*2KB
>  Free Blocks:           0*2KB
>  Track Size:            144*2KB
>  Last Recorded Address: 123871*2KB
> READ TRACK INFORMATION[#5]:
>  Track State:           complete incremental
>  Track Start Address:   123888*2KB
>  Free Blocks:           0*2KB
>  Track Size:            97840*2KB
>  Last Recorded Address: 221727*2KB
> READ TRACK INFORMATION[#6]:
>  Track State:           invisible incremental
>  Track Start Address:   221744*2KB
>  Next Writable Address: 221744*2KB
>  Free Blocks:           2076144*2KB
>  Track Size:            2076144*2KB
> READ CAPACITY:          0*2048=0
> 
-- 
William Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au>
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