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What on earth is the matter? The only thing different is that now it is SuSE 10.1. :-((

Shall I have to reinstall 9.3 in a partition in order to burn dvds? :-/

Ancient proverb say, "Never upgrade to new release until new release no longer supported". (9.2, 9.3, 10.0 good releases)

Quite strange proverb. "Never upgrade to 10.1 until 10.1 no longer supported" - which is quite BOGUS. Not upgrading to 10.1 until sorta 2007/08.

if [ "$RELEASE" = "fiasco" ] then echo "Don't install in this life-time" else echo "Wait anyway, just to make sure" fi

Syntax error. Jan Engelhardt --

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Tuesday 2006-09-26 at 19:51 -0600, Darryl Gregorash wrote:

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K3b complains when I start it with:

cdrecord = 2.6.8 <-- in red color Since Linux kernel 2.6.8 cdrecord Solution: Use K3bSetup to solve this problem. What??? Did something get chopped out of this?

It seems so, but in k3b itself, not in the mail :-(

Are the hardware parameters (eg. DMA mode) actually in use consistent with the device capability as reported by hdparm? (I'm assuming you rebooted along the way, and that did nothing.)

I have tried both with and without DMA. DMA is working, the DVD I burnt without it went at 1x, and with DMA at 4x. It's not that, it is a full fledged write error caused by the software (growisofs or lower). nimrodel:~ # hdparm /dev/hdc /dev/hdc: IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq = 0 (off) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 1024 (on) HDIO_GETGEO failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device <-- typical for opticals The weird thing is that DMA got deactivated in the hours between the previous mail and this (the computer has not been powered off nor reset). I have set it on again. I never had a problem with that before. /dev/hdc: Model=HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4160B, FwRev=A300, SerialNo=K3448VG1350 Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic } RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=0 (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 *udma4 AdvancedPM=no Drive conforms to: Unspecified: ATA/ATAPI-2 ATA/ATAPI-3 ATA/ATAPI-4 ATA/ATAPI-5 * signifies the current active mode I'm going to install 9.3 in another partition :-// - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFFGkDQtTMYHG2NR9URAlZBAJ9ZGoF9vXkjMPESi+/aQbbwkBDuNQCeLzbI Y4AHRLtSa93DQ7sDj2EJmc0= =/u1Z -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Wednesday 2006-09-27 at 19:10 +0800, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:

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K3b complains when I start it with:

cdrecord = 2.6.8 <-- in red color Where did you get cdrecord 2.6.8?

Nowhere.

joe@jmorris:~> rpm -q cdrecord cdrecord-2.01-25

Sames as I have.

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Since Linux kernel 2.6.8 cdrecord Solution: Use K3bSetup to solve this problem. Which involves permissions on cdrecord. Make sure it is not suid.

Notice that the error message is incomplete. It says that "since kernel 2.6.8"... what? what happens since that kernel? The message doesnt' say anything about permissions. It is, as a matter of fact, suid.

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I try the command line - a command line known to work previously:

nimrodel:~ # time growisofs -Z /dev/hdc=/file3 -speed=4 Executing 'builtin_dd if=/file3 of=/dev/hdc obs=32k seek=0' /dev/hdc: "Current Write Speed" is 4.1x1385KBps. 1114112/4699717632 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 351:26 RBU 100.0% 1114112/4699717632 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 562:18 RBU 100.0% 1114112/4699717632 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 773:10 RBU 100.0% ... Perhaps the command line changed. It does have a newer version of growisofs.

No, I checked the man page, the command line is correct. I also tried to burn a "dvd rw" - I'm tired of making tea saucers - from k3b both in 9.3 and it fails. I'm reluctant to think the unit is broken, I have only burnt a dozen dvds at most... and it does burn cds.

joe@jmorris:~> growisofs --version * growisofs by , version 6.1, front-ending to mkisofs: mkisofs 2.01 (x86_64-suse-linux)

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What on earth is the matter? The only thing different is that now it is SuSE 10.1. :-((

I have burned several DVDs with 10.1 with no problems. I use the Tools, Burn DVD ISO Image.

I have reinstalled 9.3 in another partition, and that one also fails to burn dvds. I can burn CDs sucessfully, though. If I try to burn the image from k3b (dao) in 10.1, it fails (Input/output error): System ----------------------- K3b Version: 0.12.14 KDE Version: 3.5.1 Level "a" QT Version: 3.3.5 Kernel: 2.6.16.21-0.21-default Devices ----------------------- HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4160B A300 (/dev/hdc, ) at /biggy/mnt/dvd [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD-RAM; DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD+R; DVD+RW; DVD+R DL] [DVD-ROM; DVD-R Sequential; DVD-RAM; DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite; DVD-RW Sequential; DVD+RW; DVD+R; DVD+R Double Layer; CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R96P; SAO/R96R; RAW/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R; Restricted Overwrite] Used versions ----------------------- growisofs: 6.1 growisofs ----------------------- Executing 'builtin_dd if=/biggy/crypta.bck.file3 of=/dev/hdc obs=32k seek=0' /dev/hdc: engaging DVD-RW DAO upon user request... :-[ PERFORM OPC failed with SK=3h/ASC=73h/ACQ=03h]: Input/output error growisofs command: ----------------------- /usr/bin/growisofs -Z /dev/hdc=/biggy/crypta.bck.file3 -use-the-force-luke=notray -use-the-force-luke=tty -use-the-force-luke=dao -dvd-compat -speed=2 -use-the-force-luke=bufsize:4m If I try in overwrite mode, it keep complaining that the RW dvd is not formatted. After two format cycles, I tell it not to format: then it tells me to insert new blank media. So I cancel and select format, force, from the tools menu; then try again to burn the image, same thing, it is impossible to convince it to write, it says that it is not formatted. I have to "force". But it finally uses DAO, and fails to burn (input/output error). - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFFGvKXtTMYHG2NR9URAkwGAKCSfKgzG3KB2bnFm2LEFh9JDxPhawCfaQf1 E2/zamxSH+whCmdPapE+7aQ= =Nawi -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Wednesday 2006-09-27 at 18:46 -0600, Darryl Gregorash wrote:

On 27/09/06 15:52, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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I'm reluctant to think the unit is broken, I have only burnt a dozen dvds at most... and it does burn cds.

It's beginning to look as if that may in fact be the case, particularly since it no longer burns a DVD in 9.3.

Yep :-(( I might have one go in windoze to make sure :-/ Do you happen to know of a good model? Double layer. A year and a half per unit, with about a dozen or two burns is not a good record :-( - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFFG58QtTMYHG2NR9URAoDNAJwIiUF9Wp9tDYQJddW5wacssMl+vACdHAES 9mf60OAhdL4jxtBx53FV9Wc= =pCLz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

On 28/09/06 04:08, Carlos E. R. wrote:

The Wednesday 2006-09-27 at 18:46 -0600, Darryl Gregorash wrote:

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On 27/09/06 15:52, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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<snip>

I'm reluctant to think the unit is broken, I have only burnt a dozen dvds at most... and it does burn cds. It's beginning to look as if that may in fact be the case, particularly since it no longer burns a DVD in 9.3.

Yep :-((

I might have one go in windoze to make sure :-/

Do you happen to know of a good model? Double layer. A year and a half per unit, with about a dozen or two burns is not a good record :-(

I just bought an Asus DRW-1608P3S that does both dual layer formats, but I haven't burned enough to know how good it is at burning discs. Burn speeds should be good on decent media (mfr rates it at 16X for DVD±R, 8X for dual layer).

On Thursday 28 September 2006 21:41, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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I might have one go in windoze to make sure :-/

No good. I burned 1 G of data from Nero 5, it did not complain, but the result was unreadable. Windows said it was "an audio track of 1.99 GB" but failed to play it. It says it is audio when it can not read it, anyway. Linux couldn't read it either.

I'm having another go with growisfos while I'm writing this, but I don't expect anything good.

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Surprise! It worked. I don't understand why...

Dirty lenses? New kernel? Reboot? Cables? Windoze?

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That was a DVD-RW dvd that worked. I tried again with a DVD+R, and failed.

Try a DVD-R ??? Some of these "burners" are different and built to specific purpose. Bob S

On Thursday 28 September 2006 20:41, Carlos E. R. wrote:

No good. I burned 1 G of data from Nero 5, it did not complain, but the result was unreadable. Windows said it was "an audio track of 1.99 GB" but failed to play it. It says it is audio when it can not read it, anyway. Linux couldn't read it either. <snip> That was a DVD-RW dvd that worked. I tried again with a DVD+R, and failed.

Carlos E. R.

Is the DVD burner the only device on the IDE cable? I was fooled once by 2 CD devices on a single IDE cable, one a reader and one a burner. The burner wouldn't read/write audio CDs but data was just fine. I thought I had determined the burner device was toast and replaced it with a DVD burner. The DVD burner started failing on burning different formats than the CD burner! Pulled the CD reader off the cable and all was well with the DVD burner. Hooked up the 'bad' CD burner and both burners are still working fine. Customer needed a DVD drive anyway so they didn't mind which was fortunate for my wallet. And have you verified that your LG DVD drive is at the latest, greatest firmware? I've fixed some seemingly broken CD/DVD drives with firmware updates that added format capabilities or fixed reading/writing issues with specific formats. Stan

On Fri, 2006-09-29 at 16:16 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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The Friday 2006-09-29 at 08:09 -0500, Stan Glasoe wrote:

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Is the DVD burner the only device on the IDE cable? I was fooled once by 2

No, there is a HD, my main one, in fact. I can't help it, there are three HD, and only to IDE cables. But it worked previously as a charm.

A CD writer I had previously was not so polite: it forced my HD to go slower.

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And have you verified that your LG DVD drive is at the latest, greatest firmware? I've fixed some seemingly broken CD/DVD drives with firmware updates that added format capabilities or fixed reading/writing issues with specific formats.

I know, but I can't update. The GSA-4160B has dissapeared from the LG site. It was manufactured Ago-2004 and they must consider it obsolete. Googling, I found references to the updates, named A303, but the links to the official site are all dead :-/

I asked a friend that has the same model to send me the update by email, if he can find it.

And any way, the unit has failed with media that worked previously... I'll try one last time, anyway.

- -- Cheers, Carlos E. R.

I see there is an update to dvd-tools at packman... new version 7.0-0.pm.0 t o n y

On Friday 29 September 2006 12:06, Carlos E. R. wrote:

The Friday 2006-09-29 at 16:16 +0200, I wrote:

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The Friday 2006-09-29 at 08:09 -0500, Stan Glasoe wrote:

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And have you verified that your LG DVD drive is at the latest, greatest firmware? I've fixed some seemingly broken CD/DVD drives with firmware updates that added format capabilities or fixed reading/writing issues with specific formats.

I know, but I can't update. The GSA-4160B has dissapeared from the LG site. It was manufactured Ago-2004 and they must consider it obsolete. Googling, I found references to the updates, named A303, but the links to the official site are all dead :-/

I just found the updates: I lied to the site telling it I was from the states, and found all of them. It is not the first time these localization webs do this to me, I had forgotten the trick :-/

I'm rebooting to windows to do the update.

-- Cheers, Carlos E. R.

http://www.cdfreaks.com/drive/firmware/1218 is another source for the firmware. Just in case. Stan