-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Robert Smits wrote:
On October 22, 2007 05:40:08 am G T Smith wrote:
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
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OK, Some more information.......................................
I looked up using growisofs witht he command line and tried burning that way. I have some books on mp3 files, so I tried to burn one of the folders to dvd -r (Don't have any RW dvds here)
BobsDesktop:~ # growisofs -Z /dev/hdc -J -R -V Books /sounds/books/"Agatha Christie" Executing 'mkisofs -J -R -V Books /sounds/books/Agatha Christie | builtin_dd of=/dev/hdc obs=32k seek=0' I: -input-charset not specified, using UTF-8 (detected in locale settings) mkisofs: No such file or directory. Invalid node - '/sounds/books/Agatha Christie'. :-( write failed: Input/output error BobsDesktop:~ #
<snipped> new one on me.... I have seen some strangeness (usually of my own making :-) ) with growisofs but file not found reported on an existing file is something I have not seen before..
Next, I moved the files to a directory off my home directory and tried again. This time it appeared to start burning, as you can see below.
BobsDesktop:~ # growisofs -Z /dev/hdc -J -R -V Books /home/rsmits/sounds/Temp Executing 'mkisofs -J -R -V Books /home/rsmits/sounds/Temp | builtin_dd of=/dev/hdc obs=32k seek=0' I: -input-charset not specified, using UTF-8 (detected in locale settings)
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BobsDesktop:~ #
Unfortunately, this also BURNED A COASTER! When I insert the dvd made here into the drive it tells me the drive has a blank dvd in it!
Further thoughts, anyone?
Immediate reaction... backup... now.... while you can... Have you tried looking at it a) from windows b) from another drive.... third test would be to attempt to write to it from another burner... When I have seen the burn apparently succeed but the disk reported as a blank my first thought is usually media failure... my second is hardware failure but you indicate there is no problem.... Unfortunately, this may not be a problem with the DVD burner itself but with one of the other devices, cabling or controller. I would do a little probing with SMART as a starting point, but this is a strong indicator something is not quite right.... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHHccVasN0sSnLmgIRAuGEAKCk4jnsa7VNEs8w21w06mDhBlC8twCfayXq ryq8zs42redoijrX38DaNho= =Ti9L -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org