On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 15:52:33 +0000, Nigel Wade <nmw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm having some problems with k3b since I changed DVD burners to a NEC > ND-1300A. AFAIK the firmware is at the latest rev. - 1.0B. > > First off I can't write to a DVD as non-root anymore. The "Burning ISO9660 > image" dialog box reports the error: > > growisofs > ----------------------- > :-( unable to GET CONFIGURATION: Operation not permitted > :-( non-MMC unit? > > I get the same message if I attempt to read the mediainfo using > dvd+rw-mediainfo. I presume it's a permission problem somewhere, but where? > All that's changed is the burner. The /dev/ entries are the same. > > Another problem is what is reported in Setting->Configure K3b... Devices. If > I look at the device properties as myself it says it can't write CDs or > DVD+ and Write Modes is listed as None. > > Under Settings->Configure K3b... Programs it can't find dvd+rw-format. The > executable exists in /usr/bin, so why is k3b not able to find it? It finds > /usr/bin/cdrdao and /usr/bin/cdrecord so it's looking in /usr/bin ok. The > permissions on the executable are ok. > > If I try to write to a 4x DVD-R I am only able to write at 2x speed. The > media is BulkPAQ orange which dvd+rw-mediainfo lists as: > > # dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc > INQUIRY: [_NEC ][DVD_RW ND-1300A ][1.0B] > GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: > Mounted Media: 11h, DVD-R Sequential > Media ID: VDSPMSAB 01 > > GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE: > Write Performance: 2.0x1385=2704KB/s@[0 -> 0] > Speed Descriptor#0: 00/0 R@xxxxxxxx=10816KB/s W@xxxxxxxx=5408KB/s > Speed Descriptor#1: 00/0 R@xxxxxxxx=10816KB/s W@xxxxxxxx=2704KB/s > > If I try the same for a Sony DVD writer I get: > > $ dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/cdrom > INQUIRY: [SONY ][DVD RW DW-U14A ][1.0c] > GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION: > Mounted Media: 11h, DVD-R Sequential > READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0eh]: > MediaID: VDSPMSAB 01 > Current Write Speed: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s > Write Speed #0: 4.0x1385=5540KB/s > Write Speed #1: 2.0x1385=2770KB/s > Write Speed #2: 1.0x1385=1385KB/s > > and k3b on this system allows me to write a 4x speed. > > Is the problem that the drive is reporting 3.9x rather than 4x? Or is it > that k3b just doesn't understand the format of the drive report? > > k3b version is 0.11.9 with FC2 running kernel 2.6.8-1.521. install all updates for fc2 and see if the problem persists -- Bernd
