On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 13:40 +0100, G T Smith wrote:
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Robert Smits wrote:
I'm running OpenSuse 10.2 on one of my desktops, which also has a dvd writer.
Lately, whenever I burn a data DVD with K3B, the program goes through all the motions as if it's correctly burning and verifying the DVD. Yet when I examine the disk that's been burned, Konqueror tells me the disk I just burned is blank.
My Sony DVD DRive is working just fine, and if I boot to Windows, I can successfully burn a disk with Sonic Record.
I have also tried burning a disk (all DVD-R) with GnomeBaker and I get the same result as with K3b.
Does this mean the problem is with growisofs?
When I look at the K3B site there seem to be many bugs all related to not being able to burn a dvd. Does anyone have a handle on this?
Bob
I would personally use K3b to build an ISO image but use wodim/growisofs to burn it, for some reason K3b is not entirely sane in interaction with this new set of tools.
Not heard of that problem on any other list. Can't deny it maybe your experience, but I think you describe personal preference rather than genuine fault with k3b.
DVD-R is the least data friendly of the DVD formats, DVD+R and DVD+RW are more reliable in my experience.
Again personal preference not fact. I and others on other lists have found the opposite - DVD+R just won't work on my systems - laptop and desktop.
DVD-R is really more aimed at multimedia use...
It's a myth that one media suits music, another data, another video. Data is data. DVD-R is probably the most compatible format for all types of hardware because I believe it's older than the others by about 5 years. Therefore, s/ware and h/ware has had more time to learn about DVD-R.
Try burning an image with growisofs from the command line and take note any messages (to avoid more coasters, use RW format for the test :-) )...
Good advice for fault-finding. The only time I have had the 'coaster' experience described by the OP was when the media was no good. Change brands of dvd disc and definitely avoid 'no-name' cheap discs - they're false economy. Gavin. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org