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    Subjectformatting CD-RW locks the system
    Hello.

    I am trying to format the CD-RW disc
    on my NEC ND-3520A DVD writer, and the
    results are completely unexpected: I do
    cdrwtool -d /dev/cdrom -q
    It proceeds with the formatting, but
    while it does so, the system is pretty
    much dead. It can do some trivial tasks
    like the console switching, but as soon
    as it comes to any disc I/O, the processes
    are hanging. After the formatting is done,
    the system is back alive. That reminds me
    formatting the floppies under DOS in those
    ancient times, with the only difference
    that formatting a floppy takes ~2 minutes,
    while formatting a CD-RW takes ~20 minutes,
    which is not good at all.
    Is this something known or a bug?
    I tried that on a 2.6.11-rc3-mm2 and
    on a 2.6.12-rc1 kernels.

    Also, is there any way to use the
    packet writing with the CD-R/DVD-R discs,
    or is it supposed to work only with the
    -RW discs?

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