Btw, here is the putput from the operation: Calling: /usr/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin/xcdrwrap CDRECORD dev= "/dev/cdrom" gracetime=2 fs=4096k driveropts=burnfree -v -useinfo speed=24 -dao -eject -pad -data "/usr/local/maitra/cdwriter/track-01.iso" ... cdrecord: Cannot allocate memory. WARNING: Cannot do mlockall(2). cdrecord: WARNING: This causes a high risk for buffer underruns. cdrecord: Operation not permitted. WARNING: Cannot set RR-scheduler cdrecord: Permission denied. WARNING: Cannot set priority using setpriority(). cdrecord: WARNING: This causes a high risk for buffer underruns. scsidev: '/dev/cdrom' devname: '/dev/cdrom' scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2 Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27 cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport code version (schily - Red Hat-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.83-RH '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c 1.83 04/05/20 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling'). SCSI buffer size: 64512 cdrecord: Cannot load media with this drive! cdrecord: Try to load media by hand. Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (cpu-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg Schilling Note: This version is an unofficial (modified) version with DVD support Note: and therefore may have bugs that are not present in the original. Note: Please send bug reports or support requests to http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered with problems in this version. TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'. Driveropts: 'burnfree' atapi: 1 Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 0 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'SAMSUNG ' Identifikation : 'CDRW/DVD SN-324B' Revision : 'U101' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-ROM. Current: 0x0000 Profile: 0x0010 Profile: 0x0008 Profile: 0x0009 Profile: 0x000A Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr). Driver flags : MMC-2 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96R Drive buf size : 1353728 = 1322 KB FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB cdrecord: Cannot load media with this drive! cdrecord: Try to load media by hand. cdrecord: Cannot load media. pregap1: -1 Track 01: data 4293 MB padsize: 30 KB Total size: 4930 MB (488:28.24) = 2198118 sectors Lout start: 4930 MB (488:30/18) = 2198118 sectors --- Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 2007-07-27 at 21:51 -0700, Globe Trotter wrote: > > > How do I get to write to a DVD. I put in a blank DVD and I don't get > anything. > > Mount volume says no media, and I cant figure out how to proceed since > nothing > > works. > > You can use any of several different programs for writing to discs, they > work in different ways, but a basic premise is to assemble a collection > of files to be written, then do the writing. > > You can even do this from within Nautilus. "Go" to the "CD/DVD > Creator" (look in the "Go" menu). There's a spot for assembling your > files for burning, you can make directories, too. You can copy and > paste, or drag and drop, into it. > > If you want to do something more complex, I'd suggest using a program > designed for burning. e.g. Gnome baker, XCD Roast, K3B, and lots more. > > -- > [tim@bigblack ~]$ uname -ipr > 2.6.22.1-33.fc7 i686 i386 > > Using FC 4, 5, 6 & 7, plus CentOS 5. Today, it's FC7. > > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. > I read messages from the public lists. > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting