[solved] How to probe blank optical media

Hi,
Is there an utility that would probe an optical disk and print details such as the type of media (blank CD-R, DVD-RW, etc.), capacity (in bytes if possible), max burn speed and so on?
Thank you,
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Last edited by a_neutrino (2010-03-19 02:07:12)

k3b can give you this information using the Device/Media Info menu function. For complete info you can simulate a write to a blank media, then click on the "Show Debugging Output" button on the bottom of the Burn dialogue, which will display (among a lot of other info) cdrecord's take on the disk, which includes what it's made of (if Phthalocyanine means anything to you) and who made it (ordinarily not the same as the brand name).
Even if you're not using KDE I highly recommend k3b. Installing it will pull in some dependencies, but I've never had a bad burn from it.
You can also get this information using a terminal:
wodim --atip
Last edited by sonoran (2010-03-16 23:21:07)

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