after typing something like this cdrecord -v disc1.iso I get something like this: Cdrecord 1.10 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2001 J?rg Schilling TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM scsidev: '0,0,0' scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0 Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24 Using libscg version 'schily-0.5' atapi: 1 Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 0 Response Format: 1 Vendor_info : 'HP ' Identifikation : 'CD-Writer+ 9100 ' Revision : '1.0c' Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW. Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr). Driver flags : SWABAUDIO Drive buf size : 4183808 = 4085 KB FIFO size : 16777216 = 16384 KB Track 01: data 618 MB Total size: 710 MB (70:24.88) = 316866 sectors Lout start: 711 MB (70:26/66) = 316866 sectors Current Secsize: 2048 ATIP info from disk: Indicated writing power: 6 Is not unrestricted Is not erasable Disk sub type: Medium Type C, low Beta category (C-) (6) ATIP start of lead in: -11231 (97:32/19) ATIP start of lead out: 359848 (79:59/73) Disk type: Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar) Manuf. index: 27 Manufacturer: Prodisc Technology Inc. Blocks total: 359848 Blocks current: 359848 Blocks remaining: 42982 Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 4 in write mode for single session. Last chance to quit, starting real write in 8 seconds. ---- Even when I use the speed=6, I get the same output... by the way I already checked.. the cd's are capable of recording up to 16x.. and my cdrecord.conf has been edited (suposedly) to have speed 6x... thanks for your help Rigo __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list