CD Burn Trouble revisited

[Dave Parker]

I burned the two mdk 7.2 iso images on a TEAC CD-W54E using the
following command:

  cdrecord -v speed=2 dev=2,0,0 filename.iso

The drive supports 4x write, and I've cut at least one CD at 4x
('speed=4').  I'd try it just from the command line, at maybe 
half the rated record speed, just to eliminate as many variables
as possible.  If you're using a good iso image and it records ok
at half speed, try one at full speed.  If that works, then it's 
possible there's some problem in the way the front end tool (I 
tend to distrust them generally - more possible points of failure)
is configured, or maybe the system load is an issue.

Kendric Beachey wrote:
> 
> Actually, that output was obtained using gcombust.  So I don't have the exact
> command line.  But generally, I was trying to burn the ISO for disc 2 of
> Mandrake 7.2, which I had previously mounted to be sure it was legit.  I
> tried burning at 8x, which errored out pretty quickly, and at 4x, which
> errored out in about twice the time, so probably after getting the same
> amount of processing done.
> 
> FWIW, both tries were in "dummy" mode just in case a coaster was in the
> works, so I still haven't made any coasters.  :-)
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