> K3B recently stopped recognizing my burner's capabilities properly. It > thinks it can't burn CDs or DVD+R(W)s. > > It works properly if I run it as root, but not if I run it as any other > user. > > Here's a couple screenshots - pay attention to the "Writes CDs", "Writes > DVD+R(W)s", and "Write modes" lines. > > not root (broken): http://members.shaw.ca/brianmury/k3b.png > root (working): http://members.shaw.ca/brianmury/k3b_root.png > > Any ideas? If you are running a 2.6.8 kernel there is a known bug that causes CD probems when trying to write as a user. You can only do it at root. I personally downgraded my kernel to the 2.6.7 kernel so I can write CD as a user. -- Richard E Miles Federal Way WA. registered linux user 46097
