diff --git a/cdrskin/cdrskin.c b/cdrskin/cdrskin.c
index 9abe478..a05e86a 100644
--- a/cdrskin/cdrskin.c
+++ b/cdrskin/cdrskin.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ or
 #define Cdrskin_libburn_has_audioxtR 1
 #define Cdrskin_libburn_has_get_start_end_lbA 1
 #define Cdrskin_libburn_has_burn_disc_unsuitablE 1
+#define Cdrskin_libburn_has_read_atiP 1
 #endif
 
 #ifndef Cdrskin_libburn_versioN
@@ -3326,7 +3327,7 @@ ex:;
 int Cdrskin_atip(struct CdrskiN *skin, int flag)
 {
  int ret,is_not_really_erasable= 0;
- double x_speed;
+ double x_speed_max, x_speed_min= -1.0;
  enum burn_disc_status s;
  struct burn_drive *drive;
 
@@ -3400,10 +3401,26 @@ int Cdrskin_atip(struct CdrskiN *skin, int flag)
 
 #endif /* Cdrskin_atip_speed_brokeN */
 
+#ifdef Cdrskin_libburn_has_read_atiP
+ ret= burn_disc_read_atip(drive);
+ if(ret>0) {
+   ret= burn_drive_get_min_write_speed(drive);
+   x_speed_min= ((double) ret)/Cdrskin_libburn_cd_speed_factoR;
+ }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef Cdrskin_libburn_has_burn_disc_unsuitablE
+ if(burn_disc_get_status(drive) == BURN_DISC_UNSUITABLE) {
+   printf("Current: UNSUITABLE MEDIA\n");
+   {ret= 0; goto ex;}
+ }
+#endif
 
  ret= burn_drive_get_write_speed(drive);
- x_speed= ((double) ret)/Cdrskin_libburn_cd_speed_factoR;
- printf("cdrskin: burn_drive_get_write_speed = %d  (%.1fx)\n",ret,x_speed);
+ x_speed_max= ((double) ret)/Cdrskin_libburn_cd_speed_factoR;
+ if(x_speed_min<0)
+   x_speed_min= x_speed_max;
+ printf("cdrskin: burn_drive_get_write_speed = %d  (%.1fx)\n",ret,x_speed_max);
  if(skin->verbosity>=Cdrskin_verbose_progresS) {
    if(burn_disc_erasable(drive))
      printf("Current: CD-RW\n");
@@ -3425,14 +3442,16 @@ int Cdrskin_atip(struct CdrskiN *skin, int flag)
    ret= burn_drive_get_start_end_lba(drive,&start_lba,&end_lba,0);
    if(ret>0) {
      burn_lba_to_msf(start_lba,&min,&sec,&fr);
-     printf("  ATIP start of lead in:  %d (%d:%d/%d)\n",start_lba,min,sec,fr);
+     printf("  ATIP start of lead in:  %d (%-2.2d:%-2.2d/%-2.2d)\n",
+            start_lba,min,sec,fr);
      burn_lba_to_msf(end_lba,&min,&sec,&fr);
-     printf("  ATIP start of lead out: %d (%d:%d/%d)\n",end_lba,min,sec,fr);
+     printf("  ATIP start of lead out: %d (%-2.2d:%-2.2d/%-2.2d)\n",
+            end_lba,min,sec,fr);
    }
  }
 #endif /* Cdrskin_libburn_has_get_start_end_lbA */
 
- printf("  1T speed low:  %.f 1T speed high: %.f\n",x_speed,x_speed);
+ printf("  1T speed low:  %.f 1T speed high: %.f\n",x_speed_min,x_speed_max);
  ret= 1;
 ex:;
  Cdrskin_release_drive(skin,0);
diff --git a/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h b/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
index d9f61e8..83ba4f8 100644
--- a/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
+++ b/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2006.10.20.151602"
+#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2006.10.21.103352"
diff --git a/libburn/drive.c b/libburn/drive.c
index e9aae94..e42dfb0 100644
--- a/libburn/drive.c
+++ b/libburn/drive.c
@@ -663,6 +663,12 @@ int burn_drive_get_write_speed(struct burn_drive *d)
 	return d->mdata->max_write_speed;
 }
 
+/* ts A61021 : New API function */
+int burn_drive_get_min_write_speed(struct burn_drive *d)
+{
+	return d->mdata->min_write_speed;
+}
+
 
 /* ts A51221 */
 static char *enumeration_whitelist[BURN_DRIVE_WHITELIST_LEN];
@@ -1136,3 +1142,19 @@ int burn_disc_pretend_blank(struct burn_drive *d)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* ts A61021: new API function */
+int burn_disc_read_atip(struct burn_drive *d)
+{
+	if (burn_drive_is_released(d)) {
+		libdax_msgs_submit(libdax_messenger,
+				d->global_index, 0x0002010e,
+				LIBDAX_MSGS_SEV_FATAL, LIBDAX_MSGS_PRIO_HIGH,
+				"Attempt to read ATIP from ungrabbed drive",
+				0, 0);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	d->read_atip(d);
+	/* >>> some control of success would be nice :) */
+	return 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/libburn/libburn.h b/libburn/libburn.h
index 4a4ec1f..a16b640 100644
--- a/libburn/libburn.h
+++ b/libburn/libburn.h
@@ -639,7 +639,17 @@ enum burn_disc_status burn_disc_get_status(struct burn_drive *drive);
     failed to declare themselves either blank or (partially) filled.
     @return 1 drive status has been set , 0 = unsuitable drive status
 */
-int burn_disc_pretend_blank(struct burn_drive *d);
+int burn_disc_pretend_blank(struct burn_drive *drive);
+
+
+/* ts A61021 */
+/** Reads ATIP information from inserted media. To be obtained via
+    burn_drive_get_write_speed(), burn_drive_get_min_write_speed(),
+    burn_drive_get_start_end_lba(). The drive must be grabbed for this call.
+    @param drive The drive to query.
+    @return 1=sucess, 0=no valid ATIP info read, -1 severe error
+*/
+int burn_disc_read_atip(struct burn_drive *drive);
 
 
 /* ts A61020 */
@@ -652,7 +662,7 @@ int burn_disc_pretend_blank(struct burn_drive *d);
     @param flag Bitfield for control purposes (unused yet, submit 0)
     @return 1 if lba values are valid , 0 if invalid
 */
-int burn_drive_get_start_end_lba(struct burn_drive *d,
+int burn_drive_get_start_end_lba(struct burn_drive *drive,
                                  int *start_lba, int *end_lba, int flag);
 
 
@@ -1019,6 +1029,16 @@ void burn_read_opts_set_hardware_error_retries(struct burn_read_opts *opts,
 */
 int burn_drive_get_write_speed(struct burn_drive *d);
 
+
+/* ts A61021 */
+/** Gets the minimum write speed for a drive. This might differ from 
+    burn_drive_get_write_speed() only after burn_disc_read_atip()
+    @param d Drive to query
+    @return Minimum write speed in K/s
+*/
+int burn_drive_get_min_write_speed(struct burn_drive *d);
+
+
 /** Gets the maximum read speed for a drive
     @param d Drive to query
     @return Maximum read speed in K/s
diff --git a/libburn/libdax_msgs.h b/libburn/libdax_msgs.h
index 3a4da4e..1578ef5 100644
--- a/libburn/libdax_msgs.h
+++ b/libburn/libdax_msgs.h
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ Range "scdbackup"          :  0x00020000 to 0x0002ffff
  0x0002010b (FATAL,HIGH)   = Burn run failed
  0x0002010c (FATAL,HIGH)   = Failed to transfer command to drive
  0x0002010d (DEBUG,HIGH)   = Could not inquire TOC
- 0x0002010e
+ 0x0002010e (FATAL,HIGH)   = Attempt to read ATIP from ungrabbed drive
  0x0002010f
  0x00020110 (FATAL,HIGH)   = Persistent drive address too long
  0x00020111 (FATAL,HIGH)   = Could not allocate new auxiliary object
diff --git a/libburn/mmc.c b/libburn/mmc.c
index b7dec26..80d5c82 100644
--- a/libburn/mmc.c
+++ b/libburn/mmc.c
@@ -439,6 +439,17 @@ void mmc_read_atip(struct burn_drive *d)
 	struct buffer buf;
 	struct command c;
 
+        /* ts A61021 */
+	unsigned char *data;
+	/* Speed values from A1: 
+	   With 4 cdrecord tells 10 or 8 where MMC-1 says 8.
+	   cdrecord 8 appear on 4xCD-RW and thus seem to be quite invalid.
+	   My CD-R (>=24 speed) tell no A1.
+	   The higher non-MMC-1 values are hearsay.
+	*/
+        static int speed_value[16]= {  0,  2,  4,  6,  10,  -5,  16,  -7,
+				      24, 32, 40, 48, -12, -13, -14, -15};
+
 	mmc_function_spy("mmc_read_atip");
 	memcpy(c.opcode, MMC_GET_ATIP, sizeof(MMC_GET_ATIP));
 	c.retry = 1;
@@ -450,6 +461,125 @@ void mmc_read_atip(struct burn_drive *d)
 	c.dir = FROM_DRIVE;
 	d->issue_command(d, &c);
 	burn_print(1, "atip shit for you\n");
+
+
+	/* ts A61021 */
+	data = c.page->data;
+	d->erasable= !!(data[6]&64);
+	d->start_lba= burn_msf_to_lba(data[8],data[9],data[10]);
+	d->end_lba= burn_msf_to_lba(data[12],data[13],data[14]);
+	if (data[6]&4) {
+		if (speed_value[(data[16]>>4)&7] > 0)
+			d->mdata->min_write_speed = 
+				speed_value[(data[16]>>4)&7]*176;
+		if (speed_value[(data[16])&15] > 0)
+			d->mdata->max_write_speed = 
+				speed_value[(data[16])&15]*176;
+	}
+
+#ifdef Burn_mmc_be_verbous_about_atiP
+	{ int i;
+	fprintf(stderr,"libburn_experimental: Returned ATIP Data\n");
+	for(i= 0; i<28; i++)
+		fprintf(stderr,"%3.3d (0x%2.2x)%s",
+			data[i],data[i],((i+1)%5 ? "  ":"\n"));
+	fprintf(stderr,"\n");
+
+	fprintf(stderr,
+		"libburn_experimental: Indicative Target Writing Power= %d\n",
+		(data[4]>>4)&7);
+	fprintf(stderr,
+		"libburn_experimental: Reference speed= %d ->%d\n",
+		data[4]&7, speed_value[data[4]&7]);
+	fprintf(stderr,
+		"libburn_experimental: Is %sunrestricted\n",
+		(data[5]&64?"":"not "));
+	fprintf(stderr,
+		"libburn_experimental: Is %serasable, sub-type %d\n",
+		(data[6]&64?"":"not "),(data[6]>>3)&3);
+	fprintf(stderr,
+		"libburn_experimental: lead in: %d (%-2.2d:%-2.2d/%-2.2d)\n",
+		burn_msf_to_lba(data[8],data[9],data[10]),
+		data[8],data[9],data[10]);
+	fprintf(stderr,
+		"libburn_experimental: lead out: %d (%-2.2d:%-2.2d/%-2.2d)\n",
+		burn_msf_to_lba(data[12],data[13],data[14]),
+		data[12],data[13],data[14]);
+	if(data[6]&4)
+	  fprintf(stderr,
+		"libburn_experimental: A1 speed low %d   speed high %d\n",
+		speed_value[(data[16]>>4)&7], speed_value[(data[16])&7]);
+	if(data[6]&2)
+	  fprintf(stderr,
+		"libburn_experimental: A2 speed low %d   speed high %d\n",
+		speed_value[(data[20]>>4)&7], speed_value[(data[20])&7]);
+	if(data[6]&1)
+	  fprintf(stderr,
+		"libburn_experimental: A3 speed low %d   speed high %d\n",
+		speed_value[(data[24]>>4)&7], speed_value[(data[24])&7]);
+	}
+
+#endif /* Burn_mmc_be_verbous_about_atiP */
+
+/* ts A61020
+http://www.t10.org/ftp/t10/drafts/mmc/mmc-r10a.pdf , table 77 :
+
+ 0 ATIP Data Length MSB
+ 1 ATIP Data Length LSB
+ 2 Reserved
+ 3 Reserved
+ 4 bit7=1, bit4-6="Indicative Target Writing Power", bit3=reserved ,
+   bit0-2="Reference speed"
+ 5 bit7=0, bit6="URU" , bit0-5=reserved
+ 6 bit7=1, bit6="Disc Type", bit3-4="Disc Sub-Type", 
+   bit2="A1", bit1="A2", bit0="A3"
+ 7 reserved
+ 8 ATIP Start Time of lead-in (Min)
+ 9 ATIP Start Time of lead-in (Sec)
+10 ATIP Start Time of lead-in (Frame)
+11 reserved
+12 ATIP Last Possible Start Time of lead-out (Min)
+13 ATIP Last Possible Start Time of lead-out (Sec)
+14 ATIP Last Possible Start Time of lead-out (Frame)
+15 reserved
+16 bit7=0, bit4-6="Lowest Usable CLV Recording speed"
+   bit0-3="Highest Usable CLV Recording speed"
+17 bit7=0, bit4-6="Power Multiplication Factor p", 
+   bit1-3="Target y value of the Modulation/Power function", bit0=reserved
+18 bit7=1, bit4-6="Recommended Erase/Write Power Ratio (P(inf)/W(inf))"
+   bit0-3=reserved
+19 reserved
+20-22 A2 Values
+23 reserved
+24-26 A3 Values
+27 reserved
+
+Disc Type - zero indicates CD-R media; one indicates CD-RW media.
+
+Disc Sub-Type - shall be set to zero.
+
+A1 - when set to one, indicates that bytes 16-18 are valid.
+
+Lowest Usable CLV Recording Speed
+000b Reserved
+001b 2X
+010b - 111b Reserved
+
+Highest CLV Recording Speeds
+000b Reserved
+001b 2X
+010b 4X
+011b 6X
+100b 8X
+101b - 111b Reserved
+
+MMC-3 seems to recommend MODE SENSE (5Ah) page 2Ah rather than A1, A2, A3.
+This page is loaded in libburn function  spc_sense_caps() .
+Speed is given in kbytes/sec there. But i suspect this to be independent
+of media. So one would habe to associate the speed descriptor blocks with
+the ATIP media characteristics ? How ?
+
+*/
 }
 
 void mmc_read_sectors(struct burn_drive *d,
diff --git a/libburn/sg-freebsd.c b/libburn/sg-freebsd.c
index 8a9422a..f353fba 100644
--- a/libburn/sg-freebsd.c
+++ b/libburn/sg-freebsd.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ static void enumerate_common(char *fname, int bus_no, int host_no,
 
 	out.start_lba= -2000000000;
 	out.end_lba= -2000000000;
+	out.read_atip = mmc_read_atip;
 
 	out.grab = sg_grab;
 	out.release = sg_release;
diff --git a/libburn/sg-linux.c b/libburn/sg-linux.c
index 9b6eaef..336454f 100644
--- a/libburn/sg-linux.c
+++ b/libburn/sg-linux.c
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ static void enumerate_common(char *fname, int bus_no, int host_no,
 	/* ts A61020 */
 	out.start_lba= -2000000000;
 	out.end_lba= -2000000000;
+	out.read_atip = mmc_read_atip;
 
 	out.grab = sg_grab;
 	out.release = sg_release;
diff --git a/libburn/spc.c b/libburn/spc.c
index d90ab60..9b9b0bf 100644
--- a/libburn/spc.c
+++ b/libburn/spc.c
@@ -157,10 +157,24 @@ void spc_sense_caps(struct burn_drive *d)
 	m->cdrw_write = page[3] & 2;
 	m->cdr_read = page[2] & 1;
 	m->cdr_write = page[3] & 1;
+
+	/* ts A61021 : these fields are marked obsolete in MMC 3 */
 	m->max_read_speed = page[8] * 256 + page[9];
 	m->cur_read_speed = page[14] * 256 + page[15];
+
+	/* in MMC-3 : see [30-31] and blocks beginning at [32] */
 	m->max_write_speed = page[18] * 256 + page[19];
+	/* New field to be set by atip */
+	m->min_write_speed = m->max_write_speed;
+
+	/* in MMC-3 : [28-29] */
 	m->cur_write_speed = page[20] * 256 + page[21];
+
+	/* >>> ts A61021 : iterate over all speeds :
+	  data[30-31]: number of speed performance descriptor blocks
+	  data[32-35]: block 0 : [+2-3] speed in kbytes/sec
+	*/
+
 	m->c2_pointers = page[5] & 16;
 	m->valid = 1;
 	m->underrun_proof = page[4] & 128;
diff --git a/libburn/transport.h b/libburn/transport.h
index 808364c..42839b5 100644
--- a/libburn/transport.h
+++ b/libburn/transport.h
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ struct scsi_mode_data
 	int simulate;
 	int max_read_speed;
 	int max_write_speed;
+
+	/* ts A61021 */
+	int min_write_speed;
+
 	int cur_read_speed;
 	int cur_write_speed;
 	int retry_page_length;
@@ -146,6 +150,10 @@ struct burn_drive
 /* lower level functions */
 	void (*erase) (struct burn_drive *, int);
 	void (*getcaps) (struct burn_drive *);
+
+	/* ts A61021 */
+	void (*read_atip) (struct burn_drive *);
+
 	int (*write) (struct burn_drive *, int, struct buffer *);
 	void (*read_toc) (struct burn_drive *);
 	void (*lock) (struct burn_drive *);