Hi
I’ve just installed hl-dt-st cdrw dvd gcch30n into my Dell Presision T7400 and while it recognises and writes to cdroms, it doesn’t recognise blank dvds it will read from dvds but not write to them
I’m running opensuse 11.1 (64bit)
when I ordered the device I remember asking for one that could write to blank dvd’s but I wonder if either the issue is that I have a read only dvd device or if opensuse just can handle it. I’ve searched he web for this model but not found anything.
tia
What application are you using for burning?
Is the drive SATA or older PATA IDE?
If the latter, it it alone on it’s IDE cable?
here is the output from yast|hardware info module
I take it that it is a sata drive
udi = ‘/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_CDRW_DVD_GCCH30N’
storage.cdrom.dvdplusrwdl = false
info.callouts.remove = { ‘hal-acl-tool --remove-device’ }
storage.cdrom.dvdplusrdl = false
storage.cdrom.bd = false
storage.cdrom.bdr = false
info.product = ‘CDRW/DVD GCCH30N’
storage.cdrom.bdre = false
info.vendor = ‘HL-DT-ST’
block.device = ‘/dev/sr0’
storage.cdrom.hddvd = false
info.udi = ‘/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_CDRW_DVD_GCCH30N’
block.major = 11 (0xb)
storage.cdrom.hddvdr = false
block.minor = 0 (0x0)
storage.cdrom.hddvdrw = false
linux.hotplug_type = 3 (0x3)
block.is_volume = false
storage.cdrom.mo = false
storage.removable.media_size = 2048ull (0x800ull)
storage.bus = ‘pci’
storage.cdrom.mrw = true
storage.partitioning_scheme = ‘’
storage.no_partitions_hint = true
storage.cdrom.mrw_w = true
block.storage_device = ‘/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_CDRW_DVD_GCCH30N’
info.interfaces = { ‘org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Storage’, ‘org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Storage’, ‘org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Storage.Removable’ }
storage.media_check_enabled = true
storage.cdrom.support_media_changed = true
storage.automount_enabled_hint = true
storage.cdrom.support_multisession = true
info.category = ‘storage’
storage.drive_type = ‘cdrom’
storage.cdrom.read_speed = 8467 (0x2113)
info.capabilities = { ‘storage’, ‘block’, ‘storage.cdrom’, ‘access_control’, ‘access_control’ }
storage.model = ‘CDRW/DVD GCCH30N’
storage.cdrom.write_speed = 8467 (0x2113)
storage.vendor = ‘HL-DT-ST’
storage.cdrom.write_speeds = { }
org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Storage.method_names = { ‘Eject’, ‘CloseTray’ }
org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Storage.method_signatures = { ‘as’, ‘as’ }
storage.lun = 0 (0x0)
org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Storage.method_argnames = { ‘extra_options’, ‘extra_options’ }
storage.originating_device = ‘/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer’
org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Storage.method_execpaths = { ‘hal-storage-eject’, ‘hal-storage-closetray’ }
storage.removable.media_available = false
storage.removable = true
storage.removable.support_async_notification = false
storage.size = 0ull (0x0ull)
storage.hotpluggable = false
storage.requires_eject = true
storage.cdrom.cdr = true
storage.cdrom.cdrw = true
storage.cdrom.dvd = true
linux.sysfs_path = ‘/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0’
storage.cdrom.dvdr = false
info.addons = { ‘hald-addon-storage’ }
info.parent = ‘/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_2681_scsi_host_scsi_device_lun0’
storage.cdrom.dvdrw = false
storage.cdrom.dvdrdl = false
storage.cdrom.dvdram = false
access_control.file = ‘/dev/sr0’
storage.cdrom.dvdplusr = false
access_control.type = ‘cdrom’
storage.cdrom.dvdplusrw = false
info.callouts.add = { ‘hal-acl-tool --add-device’ }
Look inside, is the connector like this
http://www.endpcnoise.com/e/images/sata_cable.jpg
or like this
http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5070595/217111_Full.jpg
What burning software are you using
sata_cable.jpg
Now try telling me what Software You Are Using?
And post result of this from a terminal
zypper lr -d
thanks caf4926
i found the issue, Dell has sent me a read only dvd drive. that will teach me not to read the lable on the box 
sorry for the nuisance
That’ll be the problem me thinks:X