diff --git a/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h b/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
index be6f862..c6c3f38 100644
--- a/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
+++ b/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2014.02.07.180650"
+#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2014.02.10.213159"
diff --git a/libburn/drive.c b/libburn/drive.c
index 529ef6b..7a91c82 100644
--- a/libburn/drive.c
+++ b/libburn/drive.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* -*- indent-tabs-mode: t; tab-width: 8; c-basic-offset: 8; -*- */
 
 /* Copyright (c) 2004 - 2006 Derek Foreman, Ben Jansens
-   Copyright (c) 2006 - 2013 Thomas Schmitt <scdbackup@gmx.net>
+   Copyright (c) 2006 - 2014 Thomas Schmitt <scdbackup@gmx.net>
    Provided under GPL version 2 or later.
 */
 
@@ -1221,6 +1221,12 @@ static void strip_spaces(char *str)
 static int drive_getcaps(struct burn_drive *d, struct burn_drive_info *out)
 {
 	struct burn_scsi_inquiry_data *id;
+	int i;
+	/* For faking CD recording capability of unavailable mode page 0x2A */
+	static int writer_profiles[] = {
+		0x09, 0x0a, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x2b,
+		0x41, 0x42, 0x43, 0x00
+	};
 
 	/* ts A61007 : now prevented in enumerate_common() */
 #if 0
@@ -1260,6 +1266,13 @@ static int drive_getcaps(struct burn_drive *d, struct burn_drive_info *out)
 		out->read_dvdrom = out->read_cdr = out->read_cdrw = 0;
 		out->write_dvdram = out->write_dvdr = out->write_cdr = 0;
 		out->write_cdrw = out->write_simulate = out->c2_errors = 0;
+		/* If the drive reported a writer profile, attribute CD-R */
+		for (i = 0; writer_profiles[i] != 0; i++)
+			if (writer_profiles[i] == d->current_profile) {
+				out->write_cdr = 1;
+		break;
+			}
+
 	}
 
 	out->drive = d;
diff --git a/libburn/mmc.c b/libburn/mmc.c
index 473e346..39e9e94 100644
--- a/libburn/mmc.c
+++ b/libburn/mmc.c
@@ -4637,13 +4637,6 @@ fprintf(stderr, "libburn_EXPERIMENTAL: block_type = %d, pd[4]= %u\n",
 			memcpy(pd + 33, isrc_text, 12);
 		}
 	}
-	if (d->mdata->write_page_valid <= 0) {
-		libdax_msgs_submit(libdax_messenger, -1, 0x00000002,
-			LIBDAX_MSGS_SEV_DEBUG, LIBDAX_MSGS_PRIO_ZERO,
-			"mmc_compose_mode_page_5: No mode page 05 was read",
-		 	0, 0);
-		return 0;
-	}
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/libburn/spc.c b/libburn/spc.c
index 02c2fbe..1fc78f7 100644
--- a/libburn/spc.c
+++ b/libburn/spc.c
@@ -431,9 +431,6 @@ static int spc_sense_caps_al(struct burn_drive *d, int *alloc_len, int flag)
 	if (*alloc_len < 10)
 		{ret = 0; goto ex;}
 
-	if (!(flag & 1))
-		mmc_get_configuration(d);
-
 	BURN_ALLOC_MEM(msg, char, BURN_DRIVE_ADR_LEN + 160);
 	BURN_ALLOC_MEM(buf, struct buffer, 1);
 	BURN_ALLOC_MEM(c, struct command, 1);
@@ -646,6 +643,8 @@ void spc_sense_caps(struct burn_drive *d)
 	if (mmc_function_spy(d, "sense_caps") <= 0)
 		return;
 
+	mmc_get_configuration(d);
+
 	/* first command execution to learn Allocation Length */
 	alloc_len = start_len;
 	ret = spc_sense_caps_al(d, &alloc_len, 1);
@@ -694,7 +693,6 @@ void spc_sense_error_params(struct burn_drive *d)
 	c->page->sectors = 0;
 	c->dir = FROM_DRIVE;
 	d->issue_command(d, c);
-
 	m = d->mdata;
 	page = c->page->data + 8;
 	d->params.retries = page[3];
@@ -781,9 +779,11 @@ void spc_sense_write_params(struct burn_drive *d)
 	if (!c->error) {
 		page = c->page->data + 8;
 		m->write_page_length = page[1];
-		m->write_page_valid = 1;
-	} else
-		m->write_page_valid = 0;
+		if (m->write_page_length > 0)
+			m->write_page_valid = 1;
+		else
+			m->write_page_length = 0x32;
+	}
 	mmc_read_disc_info(d);
 
 	/* ts A70212 : try to setup d->media_capacity_remaining */
@@ -837,8 +837,6 @@ void spc_select_write_params(struct burn_drive *d, struct burn_session *s,
 		o->block_type,spc_block_type(o->block_type));
 	*/
 
-	if (d->mdata->write_page_valid <= 0)
-		d->mdata->write_page_length = 0;
 	alloc_len = 8 + 2 + d->mdata->write_page_length;
 	memset(&(buf->data), 0, alloc_len);
 
@@ -1094,6 +1092,8 @@ int burn_scsi_setup_drive(struct burn_drive *d, int bus_no, int host_no,
 	d->mdata->max_write_speed = 0;
 	d->mdata->cur_write_speed = 0;
 	d->mdata->speed_descriptors = NULL;
+	d->mdata->write_page_length = 0x32;
+	d->mdata->write_page_valid = 0;
 	if (!(flag & 1)) {
 		ret = spc_setup_drive(d);
 		if (ret<=0)
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ int scsi_log_reply(unsigned char *opcode, int data_dir, unsigned char *data,
 			l = 18;
 			if ((sense[0] & 0x7f) == 0x72 ||
 			    (sense[0] & 0x7f) == 0x73)
-				l = sense[7] + 7 + 1; /* SPC-5 4.5.2. */
+				l = sense[7] + 7 + 1; /* SPC-3 4.5.2. */
 			if (l > sense_len)
 				l = sense_len;
 			fprintf(fp, "+++ sense data =");