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mrorange

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Registered: 2008-12-18

Posts: 19

blank DVD will not be recognized

Huhu,

i have troubles with burning DVD's (i guess also with CD's, but haven't tried yet, no blank CD @ /home )
I'm using graveman (also tried brasero), it found my CD/DVD drive and also makes copies from CD's/DVD's

But when i start burning an .iso file, it appears it  didnt recognized the blank DVD. Graveman just continues "burning" even if i open the CD slot.
Error messages from graveman aren't that helpful.

My PCmanFM also recognizes my CD drive, i can mount CD/DVD and copy files from it, so no problem seesm to be there.

I know this post is somehow ridiculous to some of you, but i'm really lost right now.
Need some help

zenlord

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2006-05-24

Posts: 1,221

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Re: blank DVD will not be recognized

Not that long ago someone posted here a link to a discussion between cdrkit and cdrtools.

The first one is released under a completely open licence but is not as advanced an is said to contain many bugs. The latter is very recent, contains no known bugs but is released under a licence that not all users trust. The discussion is very heavy.

After reading it, I uninstalled cdrkit in favour of cdrtools (in community IIRC).

Don't know if that solves you problems, but it might help.

Zl.
BTW: cdrtools/cdrkit contain the tools that graveman/brasero/etc rely on.

xaiviax

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From: Michigan

Registered: 2008-11-04

Posts: 282

Re: blank DVD will not be recognized

above said link:   http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=49336&p=1

mrorange

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Registered: 2008-12-18

Posts: 19

Re: blank DVD will not be recognized

thx for reply -  the thread is really heavy.

i just gave it a try and switched to cdrtools, but graveman and brasero still won't burn the .iso.

graveman just stops before starting burning.
brasero tried to burn - without success - but gave an error report

Checking session consistency (brasero_burn_check_session_consistency burn.c:1956)
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_set_output_size_for_current_track
BraseroBurnURI stopping
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroBurnURI output set (IMAGE) image = /tmp/brasero_tmp_TM8NQU.bin toc = none
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroBurnURI no burn:// URI found
BraseroBurnURI stopping
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_set_output_size_for_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage stopping
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroChecksumImage output set (IMAGE) image = /tmp/brasero_tmp_XG9NQU.bin toc = none
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage Starting checksuming file /home/xxxxxx/Desktop/ubuntu-8.10-dvd-i386.iso (size = 303706112)
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage Setting new checksum (type = 1) 26fd54a27a30d237c05b649b41f1c760 ( before)
BraseroChecksumImage Finished track successfully
BraseroChecksumImage stopping
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs getting varg
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroGrowisofs got varg:
BraseroGrowisofs deactivating
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs getting varg
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_speed
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_device
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGrowisofs got varg:
    growisofs
    -use-the-force-luke=notray
    -use-the-force-luke=dao
    -dvd-compat
    -speed=2
    -use-the-force-luke=tracksize:2245446
    -use-the-force-luke=tty
    -Z
    /dev/sr0=/home/xxxxxx/Desktop/ubuntu-8.10-dvd-i386.iso
BraseroGrowisofs launching command
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroGrowisofs stdout: Executing 'builtin_dd if=/home/xxxxxx/Desktop/ubuntu-8.10-dvd-i386.iso of=/dev/sr0 obs=32k seek=0'
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_dangerous
BraseroGrowisofs stderr: /dev/sr0: "Current Write Speed" is 2.5x1352KBps.
BraseroGrowisofs stdout:     1572864/4598673408 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 194:51 RBU  98.1% UBU   2.1%
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGrowisofs stderr: :-[ WRITE@LBA=300h failed with SK=3h/UNRECOVERED READ ERROR]: Input/output error
BraseroGrowisofs stdout:     1572864/4598673408 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 340:59 RBU  98.1% UBU 100.0%
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGrowisofs stderr: :-( write failed: Input/output error
BraseroGrowisofs stdout:     1572864/4598673408 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 487:07 RBU  98.1% UBU 100.0%
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGrowisofs stderr: /dev/sr0: flushing cache
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGrowisofs stdout:     1572864/4598673408 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 681:58 RBU  98.1% UBU 100.0%
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGrowisofs stdout:     1572864/4598673408 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 828:06 RBU  98.1% UBU 100.0%
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGrowisofs stdout:     1572864/4598673408 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 974:15 RBU  98.1% UBU 100.0%
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGrowisofs stdout:     1572864/4598673408 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 1169:06 RBU  98.1% UBU 100.0%
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGrowisofs stdout:     1572864/4598673408 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 1315:14 RBU  98.1% UBU 100.0%
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGrowisofs stdout:     1572864/4598673408 ( 0.0%) @0.0x, remaining 1461:22 RBU  98.1% UBU 100.0%
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGrowisofs stderr: /dev/sr0: closing track
BraseroGrowisofs stderr: :-[ CLOSE TRACK failed with SK=3h/POWER CALIBRATION AREA ERROR]: Input/output error
BraseroGrowisofs stderr: /dev/sr0: closing disc
BraseroGrowisofs stderr: :-[ CLOSE DISC failed with SK=3h/POWER CALIBRATION AREA ERROR]: Input/output error
BraseroGrowisofs stdout: HUP
BraseroGrowisofs stderr: HUP
BraseroGrowisofs process finished with status 5
BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_error
BraseroGrowisofs finished with an error
BraseroGrowisofs asked to stop because of an error
    error        = 0
    message    = "no message"
BraseroGrowisofs stopping
BraseroGrowisofs got killed
Session error : unknown (brasero_burn_record burn.c:2653)

i dont really understand what he's trying to say,

Last edited by mrorange (2009-03-09 12:13:01)

mrorange

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Registered: 2008-12-18

Posts: 19

Re: blank DVD will not be recognized

hey guys,

i know it sound kind of stupid, but im really desperate and confused right now.

Brasero and Graveman still wont burn my DVD, but i have no clue where to start to solve this trouble.
I already changed cdrkit to cdrtools - without success.

im linux noob and like to learn my lesson with this issue.
My laptop has only one CD/DVD-R/RW drive, but i can find much more in my /dev, like cd, cdrom, cdrom0, cdrw, cdrw0, dvd, dvd0 and graveman found scd0 (with full vendor name and so on....)
i never worried about this in my ubuntu time, but know i may need to understand this.

Please give me a hint, since non of other threads i found could help me.....

SiegeMachine

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Registered: 2009-03-26

Posts: 157

Re: blank DVD will not be recognized

I'm having the same issue.  Yesterday I did an Syu and then my hal wouldn't automount things anymore, and my printer would not be detected by CUPS either, yet my keyboard and mouse work.  I checked the pacman log and hal wasn't updated it seems.  For some reason before I could automount with the policykit hack but now I had to do that to get my things to work.  This brings me back to Brasero though.  Before the Syu I would put a dvd +rw in and then I could burn just fine with brasero using isos, now I have the same problem as mrorange where brasero isn't detecting blank dvd's being inserted. I'm asuming whatever is messing with Brasero is also what messed up my hal to where I had to use the hack to make it useful. I'm wondering if this is related to your issue?

tavianator

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From: Waterloo, ON, Canada

Registered: 2007-08-21

Posts: 858

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Re: blank DVD will not be recognized

Try wodim dev=/dev/<device> driveropts=burnfree,noforcespeed speed=8 -dao -eject -overburn -v <image>.iso.  wodim --devices to see what the device name is.  (Use cdrecord instead of wodim when using cdrtools.)  If this doesn't work, the error it gives will probably be more helpful.

Is this a laptop?  I've had bad luck with laptop CD burners (I have one laptop where the CD drive doesn't work unless you push on it during POST).  Even if it's not a laptop, it's possible that this is a hardware problem.

SiegeMachine

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Registered: 2009-03-26

Posts: 157

Re: blank DVD will not be recognized

Well I found out that my computer was actually recognizing that there was a blank dvd in the drive and even what type, I also then found out that for some reason the new version of Brasero didn't work for me and reverted back to 2.26 and then brasero would see the disk and would work again.  Not sure why the new version of brasero didn't work.  I never found out what messed up with my Hal but at least it works and I even got my printer going again.

monotiz

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Registered: 2007-10-20

Posts: 140

Re: blank DVD will not be recognized

Same problem.... there is a solution?

Andru

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Registered: 2008-09-07

Posts: 23

Re: blank DVD will not be recognized

I have the same problem - can't mount blank DVD+/-RW(DVD+/-R works fine). And seems problem in devicekit-disks or something else, because in Brasero for a one moment, when inserting disk, I can see "Blank DVD+RW..." for choose it, but one second later - all disappear. Another problem - disk's still mounted, if I eject it not by software unmount/eject.

PS: Sorry for my English.

SiegeMachine

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Registered: 2009-03-26

Posts: 157

Re: blank DVD will not be recognized

Yea the solution is roll back, I'm using one of the 2.26 versions with no problem