[Pkg-opt-media-team] Bug#653288: dvd+rw-tools: Doesn't format Blu-ray disk

[Dmitry Maksyoma]

Package: dvd+rw-tools
Version: 7.1-6
Severity: normal


$dvd+rw-format -ssa=none /dev/sr0
* BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by <appro at fy.chalmers.se>, version 7.1.

$dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/sr0
INQUIRY:                [PIONEER ][BD-RW   BDR-206D][1.56]
GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
 Mounted Media:         41h, BD-R SRM
 Media ID:              CMCMAG/BA5
 Current Write Speed:   12.0x4495=53940KB/s
 Write Speed #0:        12.0x4495=53940KB/s
 Write Speed #1:        10.0x4495=44950KB/s
 Write Speed #2:        8.0x4495=35960KB/s
 Write Speed #3:        6.0x4495=26970KB/s
 Write Speed #4:        4.0x4495=17980KB/s
 Write Speed #5:        2.0x4495=8990KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#0:    00/12219391 R at 12.0x4495=53940KB/s W at 12.0x4495=53940KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#1:    00/12219391 R at 10.0x4495=44950KB/s W at 10.0x4495=44950KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#2:    00/12219391 R at 8.0x4495=35960KB/s W at 8.0x4495=35960KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#3:    00/12219391 R at 6.0x4495=26970KB/s W at 6.0x4495=26970KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#4:    00/12219391 R at 4.0x4495=17980KB/s W at 4.0x4495=17980KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#5:    00/12219391 R at 2.0x4495=8990KB/s W at 2.0x4495=8990KB/s
:-[ READ BD SPARE INFORMATION failed with SK=5h/MEDIUM NOT FORMATTED]: Wrong medium type
READ DISC INFORMATION:
 Disc status:           blank
 Number of Sessions:    1
 State of Last Session: empty
 "Next" Track:          1
 Number of Tracks:      1
READ FORMAT CAPACITIES:
 unformatted:           12219392*2048=25025314816
 00h(3000):             11826176*2048=24220008448
 32h(0):                11826176*2048=24220008448
 32h(0):                5796864*2048=11871977472
 32h(0):                12088320*2048=24756879360
READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
 Track State:           invisible incremental
 Track Start Address:   0*2KB
 Next Writable Address: 0*2KB
 Free Blocks:           12219392*2KB
 Track Size:            12219392*2KB
READ CAPACITY:          0*2048=0

As seen from above, the dvd+rw-format command doesn't format a Blu-ray disc.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.3
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (600, 'stable'), (500, 'stable-updates')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages dvd+rw-tools depends on:
ii  genisoimage                   9:1.1.11-1 Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem
ii  libc6                         2.11.2-10  Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libgcc1                       1:4.4.5-8  GCC support library
ii  libstdc++6                    4.4.5-8    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

dvd+rw-tools recommends no packages.

Versions of packages dvd+rw-tools suggests:
ii  cdrskin            0.8.0.pl00-2+squeeze1 command line CD/DVD/BD writing too

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