#941458 wodim aborts before attempting to burn DVD-R

Package:
wodim
Source:
cdrkit
Description:
command line CD/DVD writing tool
Submitter:
David Griffith
Date:
2019-10-01 11:18:07 UTC
Severity:
normal
#941458#5
Date:
2019-09-30 23:10:07 UTC
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Attempting to burn a DVD-R using the same drive, media, and computer.
This attempt aborts prior to even starting the burn:

wodim: No write mode specified.
wodim: Assuming -tao mode.
wodim: Future versions of wodim may have different drive dependent defaults.
Device was not specified. Trying to find an appropriate drive...
Looking for a DVD-R drive to store 4442.98 MiB...
Using /dev/cdrom of unknown capabilities
scsidev: '/dev/cdrom'
devname: '/dev/cdrom'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
Wodim version: 1.1.11
SCSI buffer size: 64512
wodim: Cannot load media with this drive!
wodim: Try to load media by hand.
Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device
communication breaks or freezes immediately after that.
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
Driveropts: 'burnfree'
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 5
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   :
Vendor_info    : 'MATSHITA'
Identification : 'DVD/CDRW UJDA782'
Revision       : 'VB03'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-ROM.
Current: 0x0000 (Reserved/Unknown)
Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)
Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW)
Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R)
Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM)
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R96R
FIFO size      : 12582912 = 12288 KB
wodim: Cannot load media with this drive!
wodim: Try to load media by hand.
wodim: Cannot load media.
Track 01: data  4442 MB
Total size:     5102 MB (505:30.74) = 2274806 sectors
Lout start:     5102 MB (505:32/56) = 2274806 sectors

At this point, wodim simply aborts without explanation.
#941458#10
Date:
2019-10-01 10:36:32 UTC
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To:
Hi David,

Have you managed to use this same drive and media together with other
software at all? From the advertised profiles here, it seems that that
the drive just doesn't claim to support *writing* DVD-R, just CD-R and
CD-RW.
#941458#17
Date:
2019-10-01 10:36:32 UTC
From:
To:
Hi David,

Have you managed to use this same drive and media together with other
software at all? From the advertised profiles here, it seems that that
the drive just doesn't claim to support *writing* DVD-R, just CD-R and
CD-RW.