Hi Paul, FC3 === Tks for your advice and URL. > It happens often here too, as k3b does not frequently erase/write > over > the contents already in the disk. Maybe, you should try to use > growisofs directly. I have never experienced any problem with > growisofs. Look at: > > http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialCDBurn.html Performed following tests:- Burn data file to DVD: SUCCESSFUL !!! ===================================== # growisofs -Z /dev/dvd -R -J /home/satimis/To_Burn.bz2 WARNING: /dev/dvd already carries isofs! About to execute 'mkisofs -R -J /home/satimis/To_Burn.bz2 | builtin_dd of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0' INFO:ingUTF-8 character encoding detected by locale settings. Assuming UTF-8 encoded filenames on source filesystem, use -input-charset to override. /dev/dvd: "Current Write Speed" is 4.1x1385KBps. 11.99% done, estimate finish Thu May 4 07:19:14 2006 23.98% done, estimate finish Thu May 4 07:17:59 2006 35.93% done, estimate finish Thu May 4 07:17:34 2006 47.91% done, estimate finish Thu May 4 07:17:22 2006 59.87% done, estimate finish Thu May 4 07:17:14 2006 71.85% done, estimate finish Thu May 4 07:17:08 2006 83.80% done, estimate finish Thu May 4 07:17:04 2006 95.79% done, estimate finish Thu May 4 07:17:02 2006 Total translation table size: 0 Total rockridge attributes bytes: 252 Total directory bytes: 0 Path table size(bytes): 10 Max brk space used 0 41772 extents written (81 MB) builtin_dd: 41776*2KB out @ average 1.8x1385KBps /dev/dvd: flushing cache /dev/dvd: stopping de-icing /dev/dvd: writing lead-out * * * END * * * Blanking a rewritable DVD: FAILED !!! ===================================== # growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=/dev/zero WARNING: /dev/dvd already carries isofs! About to execute 'builtin_dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0' /dev/dvd: restarting DVD+RW format... /dev/dvd: "Current Write Speed" is 4.1x1385KBps. ..... :-[ WRITE@LBA=230540h failed with SK=5h/ASC=21h/ACQ=00h]: No space left on device builtin_dd: 2295104*2KB out @ average 3.9x1385KBps * * * END * * * Burning a data DVD : FAILED !!! ================================ # growisofs -dvd-compat speed=4 -Z /dev/dvd -R -J -pad /home/satimis/To_Burn WARNING: /dev/dvd already carries isofs! About to execute 'mkisofs speed=4 -R -J -pad /home/satimis/To_Burn | builtin_dd of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0' INFO:ingUTF-8 character encoding detected by locale settings. Assuming UTF-8 encoded filenames on source filesystem, use -input-charset to override. mkisofs: No such file or directory. Invalid node - speed=4 :-( write failed: Input/output error * * * END * * * Also failed !!! (without -dvd-compat) =============== # growisofs speed=2 -Z /dev/dvd -R -J -pad /home/satimis/To_Burn Executing 'mkisofs speed=2 -R -J -pad /home/satimis/To_Burn | builtin_dd of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0' INFO: UTF-8 character encoding detected by locale settings. Assuming UTF-8 encoded filenames on source filesystem, use -input-charset to override. mkisofs: No such file or directory. Invalid node - speed=2 :-( write failed: Input/output error * * * END * * * Would the software be too old? # rpm -qa 'cdrecord' 'k3b' 'dvd+rw-tools' dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8-2 cdrecord-2.01.1-5 k3b-0.11.14-2 # yum search 'cdrecord' 'k3b' 'dvd+rw-tools' only found them there Any advice. TIA B.R. SL
