(cache)How to see "Recorder information" on a DVD-R(W) on Linux?

exerceo · 07-18-2025, 05:55 PM

The "Disc Info" page of Nero DiscSpeed on Windows has a "recorder information" field that shows which drive type a DVD-R or DVD-RW was recorded with.

Is there anything that can show this on Linux?

Screenshot:

https://i.imgur.com/nTvIHb4.png

michaelk · 07-18-2025, 09:16 PM

One way is to look at the output of the dmesg command:

dmesg | grep -E -i 'cdrom|dvd|cd/rw|writer'

My one computer has a similar drive...

Code:

[    1.979438] ata2.00: ATAPI: TSSTcorp DVD+/-RW TS-H653J, D100, max UDMA/100
[    2.036755] scsi 1:0:0:0: CD-ROM            TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653J D100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[    2.079391] sr 1:0:0:0: [sr0] scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
[    2.079396] cdrom: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20

frankbell · 07-18-2025, 09:25 PM

This command might help.

jayjwa · 07-19-2025, 10:36 AM

You can try cd-info. Some of the data might be filled out under CD Analysis Report. This info isn't always included.

Code:

cd-info                                                                                                                                                                                                 
cd-info version 2.2.0 x86_64-slackware-linux-gnu
Copyright (c) 2003-2005, 2007-2008, 2011-2015, 2017, 2025 R. Bernstein
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
CD location   : /dev/cdrom
CD driver name: GNU/Linux
   access mode: IOCTL

Vendor                      : HL-DT-ST
Model                       : DVDRAM GUE0N
Revision                    : T.02
Hardware                                  : CD-ROM or DVD
Can eject                                 : Yes
Can close tray                            : Yes
Can disable manual eject                  : Yes
Can select juke-box disc                  : No

Can set drive speed                       : No
Can read multiple sessions (e.g. PhotoCD) : Yes
Can hard reset device                     : Yes

Reading....
  Can read Mode 2 Form 1                  : Yes
  Can read Mode 2 Form 2                  : Yes
  Can read (S)VCD (i.e. Mode 2 Form 1/2)  : Yes
  Can read C2 Errors                      : Yes
  Can read IRSC                           : Yes
  Can read Media Channel Number (or UPC)  : Yes
  Can play audio                          : Yes
  Can read CD-DA                          : Yes
  Can read CD-R                           : Yes
  Can read CD-RW                          : Yes
  Can read DVD-ROM                        : Yes

Writing....
  Can write CD-RW                         : Yes
  Can write DVD-R                         : Yes
  Can write DVD-RAM                       : Yes
  Can write DVD-RW                        : No
  Can write DVD+RW                        : No
__________________________________

Disc mode is listed as: CD-DATA (Mode 1)
CD-ROM Track List (1 - 1)
  #: MSF       LSN    Type   Green? Copy?
  1: 00:02:00  000000 data   false  no
170: 34:06:04  153304 leadout (343 MB raw, 299 MB formatted)
Media Catalog Number (MCN): 0000000000000
Last CD Session LSN: 0
__________________________________
CD Analysis Report
CD-ROM with ISO 9660 filesystem
ISO 9660: 153304 blocks, label `OmniOS r151052                  '
Application:
Preparer   : XORRISO-1.5.6 2023.06.14.170001, LIBISOBURN-1.5.6, LIBISOFS-1.5.6, LIBBURN-1.5.6
Publisher  :
System     :
Volume     : OmniOS r151052
Volume Set :
bootable CD

exerceo · Today, 10:55 PM

I was referring to the Recorder Identification Code (RID).

The answer here shows this sg_raw command:

Code:

sg_raw -r 32k <device> ad 00 00 00 00 00 00 0c 7f ff

For me, it returns:

Code:

NVMe Result=0x2
No data received

Optical drives have no NVMe, so not sure why it says that.