Burning CDs on FreeBSD 7.2

Mark Terribile materribile at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 16 10:03:03 UTC 2010


Thanks to Jerrymc and Polyoptron.  Things are working, sort of.  I'm using the atapicam/cdrecord solution.  But when I do a dd read to verify the write, the read ends on an I/O error rather than an EOF.  (I'm not sure that this problem is new.)  There is a very long delay between dd's report and the program end (delay on close?)  And sometimes the eject command after the dd locks up and eventually fails.  There are plenty of console messages, including READ_BIG retrying, READ_BIG timed out, TEST_UNIT_READY freeing zombie taskqueue request, and PREVENT_ALLOW taskqueue timeout - compiing request directly .  This is definitely NOT reliable enough to put into a script (which would make handling the many file names more reliable).

cdrecord reports
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scsidev: '4,0,0'
scsibus: 4 target: 0 lun: 0
SCSI buffer size: 64512
cdrecord: This version of cdrecord does not include DVD-R/DVD-RW support code.
cdrecord: If you need DVD-R/DVD-RW support, ask the Author for cdrecord-ProDVD.
cdrecord: Free test versions and free keys for personal use are at ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (i386-unknown-freebsd7.2) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
atapi: 0
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   : 
Vendor_info    : 'ATAPI   '
Identifikation : 'DVD A  DH20A4H  '
Revision       : 'QP53'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
Current: 0x0009
Profile: 0x002B 
Profile: 0x001B 
Profile: 0x001A 
Profile: 0x0016 
Profile: 0x0015 
Profile: 0x0014 
Profile: 0x0013 
Profile: 0x0012 
Profile: 0x0011 
Profile: 0x0010 
Profile: 0x000A 
Profile: 0x0009 (current)
Profile: 0x0008 
Profile: 0x0002 
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE FORCESPEED 
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R
Drive buf size : 988416 = 965 KB
FIFO size      : 4194304 = 4096 KB
Track 01: data    99 MB        
Total size:      113 MB (11:16.29) = 50722 sectors
Lout start:      114 MB (11:18/22) = 50722 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP info from disk:
  Indicated writing power: 4
  Is not unrestricted
  Is not erasable
  Disk sub type: Medium Type C, low Beta category (C-) (6)
  ATIP start of lead in:  -11567 (97:27/58)
  ATIP start of lead out: 359849 (79:59/74)
Disk type:    Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar)
Manuf. index: 12
Manufacturer: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
Blocks total: 359849 Blocks current: 359849 Blocks remaining: 309127
Forcespeed is OFF.
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 48 in real TAO mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 9 seconds.   8 seconds.   7 seconds.   6 seconds.   5 seconds.   4 seconds.   3 seconds.   2 seconds.   1 seconds.   0 seconds. Operation starts.
Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
BURN-Free is OFF.
Performing OPC...
Starting new track at sector: 0

Track 01:    0 of   99 MB written.
Track 01:    1 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]   2.7x.
Track 01:    2 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  21.3x.
Track 01:    3 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  99%]  22.1x.
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Track 01:   10 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  99%]  22.0x.
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Track 01:   12 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  23.5x.
Track 01:   13 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  23.0x.
Track 01:   14 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  22.3x.
Track 01:   15 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  99%]  23.1x.
Track 01:   16 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  99%]  22.5x.
Track 01:   17 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  23.2x.
Track 01:   18 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  22.6x.
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Track 01:   27 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  23.6x.
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Track 01:   29 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  23.7x.
Track 01:   30 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  23.0x.
Track 01:   31 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  23.8x.
Track 01:   32 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  23.1x.
Track 01:   33 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  99%]  23.8x.
Track 01:   34 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  24.6x.
Track 01:   35 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  23.9x.
Track 01:   36 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  24.7x.
Track 01:   37 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  24.0x.
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Track 01:   39 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  99%]  24.1x.
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Track 01:   42 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  25.2x.
Track 01:   43 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  24.2x.
Track 01:   44 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  99%]  25.0x.
Track 01:   45 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  24.3x.
Track 01:   46 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  25.1x.
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Track 01:   49 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  24.4x.
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Track 01:   51 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  24.5x.
Track 01:   52 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  25.3x.
Track 01:   53 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  24.6x.
Track 01:   54 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  25.4x.
Track 01:   55 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  99%]  24.7x.
Track 01:   56 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  25.4x.
Track 01:   57 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  24.7x.
Track 01:   58 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  25.5x.
Track 01:   59 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  24.8x.
Track 01:   60 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  25.6x.
Track 01:   61 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  24.8x.
Track 01:   62 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  25.7x.
Track 01:   63 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  24.9x.
Track 01:   64 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  25.7x.
Track 01:   65 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  99%]  26.6x.
Track 01:   66 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  25.7x.
Track 01:   67 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  26.6x.
Track 01:   68 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  99%]  25.8x.
Track 01:   69 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  26.7x.
Track 01:   70 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  25.8x.
Track 01:   71 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  26.8x.
Track 01:   72 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  25.9x.
Track 01:   73 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  26.8x.
Track 01:   74 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  26.0x.
Track 01:   75 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  26.9x.
Track 01:   76 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  26.1x.
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Track 01:   78 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  26.1x.
Track 01:   79 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  27.0x.
Track 01:   80 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  26.2x.
Track 01:   81 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  27.0x.
Track 01:   82 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  26.3x.
Track 01:   83 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  27.1x.
Track 01:   84 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  26.3x.
Track 01:   85 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  27.2x.
Track 01:   86 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  26.4x.
Track 01:   87 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  27.2x.
Track 01:   88 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  26.4x.
Track 01:   89 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  90%]  25.8x.
Track 01:   90 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  28.0x.
Track 01:   91 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  27.4x.
Track 01:   92 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  26.5x.
Track 01:   93 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  27.4x.
Track 01:   94 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  26.6x.
Track 01:   95 of   99 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf  98%]  27.4x.
Track 01:   96 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  28.3x.
Track 01:   97 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  27.4x.
Track 01:   98 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  28.4x.
Track 01:   99 of   99 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  98%]  27.5x.
Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 103874560/103874560 (50720 sectors).
Writing  time:   41.290s
Average write speed  20.8x.
Min drive buffer fill was 90%
Fixating...
Fixating time:   14.014s
cdrecord: fifo had 1637 puts and 1637 gets.
cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 1232 times full, min fill was 84%.
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I would be grateful for any clues about what is still wrong here.

    Mark Terribile



      


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