$ cdrecord -checkdrive
scsidev: '0,0,0'
scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.25
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   :
Vendor_info    : 'SONY    '
Identifikation : 'CD-RW  CRX195E1 '
Revision       : 'ZYS5'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE FORCESPEED
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R

# -prcap Print the drive capabilities for SCSI-3/mmc compliant drives
% cdrecord -prcap
     scsidev: '0,0,0'
scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.25
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   :
Vendor_info    : 'SONY    '
Identifikation : 'CD-RW  CRX195E1 '
Revision       : 'ZYS5'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.

Drive capabilities, per MMC-3 page 2A:

Does read CD-R media
Does write CD-R media
Does read CD-RW media
Does write CD-RW media
Does not read DVD-ROM media
Does not read DVD-R media
Does not write DVD-R media
Does not read DVD-RAM media
Does not write DVD-RAM media
Does support test writing

Does read Mode 2 Form 1 blocks
Does read Mode 2 Form 2 blocks
Does read digital audio blocks
Does restart non-streamed digital audio reads accurately
Does support Buffer-Underrun-Free recording
Does read multi-session CDs
Does read fixed-packet CD media using Method 2
Does not read CD bar code
Does read R-W subcode information
Does not return R-W subcode de-interleaved and error-corrected
Does read raw P-W subcode data from lead in
Does return CD media catalog number
Does return CD ISRC information
Does support C2 error pointers
Does not deliver composite A/V data

Does play audio CDs
Number of volume control levels: 255
Does support individual volume control setting for each channel
Does support independent mute setting for each channel
Does not support digital output on port 1
Does support digital output on port 2
Does not send digital data LSB-first
Does not set LRCK high for left-channel data
Does not have valid data on falling edge of clock
Length of data in BCLKs: 16

Loading mechanism type: tray
Does support ejection of CD via START/STOP command
Does not lock media on power up via prevent jumper
Does allow media to be locked in the drive via PREVENT/ALLOW command
Is not currently in a media-locked state
Does not support changing side of disk
Does not have load-empty-slot-in-changer feature
Does not support Individual Disk Present feature

Maximum read  speed:  2112 kB/s (CD  12x, DVD  1x)
Current read  speed:  2112 kB/s (CD  12x, DVD  1x)
Maximum write speed:  5632 kB/s (CD  32x, DVD  4x)
Current write speed:  5632 kB/s (CD  32x, DVD  4x)
Rotational control selected: CLV/PCAV
Buffer size in KB: 1984
Copy management revision supported: 0
Number of supported write speeds: 10
Write speed # 0:  7040 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  40x, DVD  5x)
Write speed # 1:  5632 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  32x, DVD  4x)
Write speed # 2:  4224 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  24x, DVD  3x)
Write speed # 3:  3520 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  20x, DVD  2x)
Write speed # 4:  2816 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  16x, DVD  2x)
Write speed # 5:  2112 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  12x, DVD  1x)
Write speed # 6:  1760 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  10x, DVD  1x)
Write speed # 7:  1408 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD   8x, DVD  1x)
Write speed # 8:   704 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD   4x, DVD  0x)
Write speed # 9:   352 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD   2x, DVD  0x)

$ lsmod | grep -Ei 'scsi|ide|cd'
ide-scsi                8464   1
scsi_mod               85312   3  [sg sd_mod ide-scsi]
ide-cd                 27936   0
cdrom                  25056   0  [ide-cd]
ide-detect               288   0  (autoclean) (unused)
ide-disk               12512  12  (autoclean)
ide-core               94108  12  (autoclean) [ide-scsi ide-cd ide-detect sis5513 ide-disk]