On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:20:53 -0700 John Wendel <john.wendel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > tlc wrote: > > On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 09:11 -0600, Robin Laing wrote: > > > >>Mirco Scara wrote: > >> > >>>Hello guys, > >>>I am having a strange problem using K3B on fedora core 3/4. > >>>I have a Philips DVD writer 16X/8Xrw 40x for cd in my machine and > >>>whenever I burn dvds K3B won't recognize the full capabilities of > >>>my burner. > >>>Even if I choose auto mode for dvd writing speed k3b still writes > >>>at 8x maximum and there is no mention in the speed section of the > >>>16x choice. Is there anyway I can I can hack k3b configuration in > >>>order to get this feature enabled? > >>> > >>> > >>>Thanks a lot. > >>> > >>> > >>>Mirco > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >>What do the log messages state? > >> > >>Is the media capable of burning at that speed? > > > > nothing in the logs I have seen, no errors, I am using the correct > > media, it just always burns at half speed. > > > > > >>-- > >>Robin Laing > >> > > > > > > > When you use 8X media, does it burn at 8X? > > I only have 8X media and it always burns at 8X in auto mode. For some > crappy no-brand stuff I slow it down to 6X and this also works fine. > > Regards, > > John > John, What type/model of dvd burner do you have? I always have trouble burning on a Sony DRU-530a. I'm beginning to thing the problem is with the VIA interface. thanks, -pete
