$ sudo cdrecord dev=6,1,0 -checkdrive
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (i386-unknown-freebsd4.10) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg Schilling
scsidev: '6,1,0'
scsibus: 6 target: 1 lun: 0
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   :
Vendor_info    : 'HL-DT-ST'
Identifikation : 'CD-RW GCE-8523B '
Revision       : '1.01'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags   : MMC-2 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R