On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 09:56 +0300, Ahmed Abdel-Aliem wrote: > hi > i am trying to copy CD with k3b and each time i get error, i changed > the blanks and tried to copy other CDs but it is the same > can anyone help me with this plz > > here is the error : > > Devices > ----------------------- > SAMSUNG DVD R/RW SH-W08A 1S31 (/dev/hda, ) at /media/cdrecorder [CD-R; > CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD+R; DVD+RW] [DVD-ROM; DVD-R > Sequential; DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite; DVD-RW Sequential; DVD+RW; > DVD+R; CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; RAW/R96R] > > System > ----------------------- > K3b Version: 0.11.23 > KDE Version: 3.4.1-0.fc4.1 Red Hat > QT Version: 3.3.4 > Kernel: 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 > > cdrecord > ----------------------- > scsidev: '/dev/hda' > devname: '/dev/hda' > scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2 > Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. > Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. > Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. > Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. > Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. > Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. > Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. > Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. > Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. > Error trying to open /dev/hda exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. > /usr/bin/cdrecord: Device or resource busy. Cannot open '/dev/hda'. > Cannot open SCSI driver. Are you sure that there's no other program accessing /dev/hda? You didn't leave a cdrom mounted from there did you? Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>