A. Lanza wrote: > I had updated my system kernel to 2.6.8 recenty. I used to record my CDs > and DVDs using k3b. The problem is that, since I updated the kernel, k3b > isn't able to recognize my CD-RW unit, so I cannot write any CDs or > DVDs. However, if i start my system with kernel 2.6.5, k3b does > recognize the devices. I really ought to get a macro for this question... It's a known problem: the kernel developers have found that giving users "raw" access to a CD-RW means that they can completely destroy it (as in it's unrepairable: all you can do is physically throw it out). So they've restricted raw access (and hence burning) to root. Future versions of the kernel should have a sanitised burn-only access mode. In the meantime, your options are to drop back to a 2.6.7-based kernel, burn as root, or play around with sudo / usermode / setuid bits. James. -- E-mail address: james | ... File not found, I'll load something *I* think @westexe.demon.co.uk | is interesting.
