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Rene.

Member

Registered: 2010-01-09

Posts: 1

DVD writing issues

I've gone through the whole archwiki with no success unfortunately..

Here's what my fstab looks like:

#/dev/cdrom             /media/cd      auto    ro,user,noauto,unhide       0      0
#/dev/dvd           /media/dvd     auto    ro,user,noauto,unhide       0      0
#/dev/fd0            /media/fl        auto    user,noauto                      0      0

Additional stuff:

rene@linux:~$ sudo pacman -Q | grep dvd
Password: 
dvd+rw-tools 7.1-2
libdvdnav 4.1.3-1
libdvdread 4.1.3-1

I do have cdrkit, and dvd+rw-tools.

I am in the group "optical"

So what exactly is the problem?

I did manage to fix one issue; I can burn CD's after installing cdrkit. But no dice for DVD's.

BTW I used "recorder" to burn CD's.

Now. What program have I tried?

Graveman - I "successfully" added the device "/dev/dvd" and it says "you must choose at least one file to write!" even though I have blatantly selected an iso file to write.

K3B - "No medium is present" (HL-DT-ST - CDRW/DVD GCCH10N)

Bashburn - it just won't let me burn an iso..

It's as if my drive cannot read blank DVD's...

Any suggestions?

Edit - I think the issue may be RECOGNIZING DVD's, it doesn't even recognize my blank DVD to begin with..

K3b recognizes my blank CD's but not blank DVD+R

Last edited by Rene. (2010-01-09 07:13:59)

chpln

Member

From: Australia

Registered: 2009-09-17

Posts: 361

Re: DVD writing issues

What is the result of running wodim directly?

$ wodim --devices
$ wodim dev=<device_from_previous_command> /path/to/image.iso

kfgz

Member

From: Supraśl, Poland

Registered: 2009-03-02

Posts: 114

Re: DVD writing issues

# pacman -Rd cdrkit
# yaourt -S --aur cdrtools

?

Last edited by kfgz (2010-01-09 14:27:50)

pointone

Wiki Admin

From: Waterloo, ON

Registered: 2008-02-21

Posts: 379

Re: DVD writing issues

Firstly, as kfgz suggests, try using cdrtools instead of cdrkit.

Secondly, I assume you have seen DVD Writing on the wiki; have you tried using growisofs directly?

Thirdly, (forgive me) are you sure your drive has DVD writing capabilities?

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