K3B ca't record dvd's on a plextor 716a

Braveheart1980 · 01-23-2005, 05:59 AM

I've shrinked a video dvd using dvdshrink and now i try to butn it to a dvd. I open up k3b , choose vide dvd project and drag and drop the files in the VIDEO_TS subfolder of my compilation. When i try to burn it , choose to burn setting everything to auto but i can't record my dvd!
Here's k3b output

System
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K3b Version:0.11.18
KDE Version: 3.3.0
QT Version: 3.3.3

growisofs
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Executing 'builtin_dd if=/dev/fd/0 of=/dev/hdc obs=32k seek=0'
/dev/hdc: engaging DVD-R DAO upon user request...
:-[ PERFORM OPC failed with SK=5h/ASC=2Ch/ACQ=00h]: Input/output error

growisofs comand:
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/usr/bin/growisofs -Z /dev/hdc=/dev/fd/0 -use-the-force-luke=notray -use-the-force-luke=tty -use-the-force-luke=dao -dvd-compat -speed=8 -overburn

mkisofs
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/usr/bin/mkisofs: Warning: -follow-links does not always work correctly; be careful.
INFO: UTF-8 character encoding detected by locale settings.
Assuming UTF-8 encoded filenames on source filesystem,
use -input-charset to override.
/usr/bin/mkisofs: Connection reset by peer. cannot fwrite 2048*1

mkisofs comand:
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/usr/bin/mkisofs -gui -graft-points -volid THE_GREEN_MILE -volset -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR VERSION 0.11.18 (C) 2003 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher -preparer ÎˆÎºÎ´Î¿ÏƒÎ· K3b 0.11.18 -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-george/k3bGUZllb.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-george/k3bNlhKgc.tmp -full-iso9660-filenames -follow-links -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-george/k3b1m9Fcc.tmp -dvd-video /tmp/kde-george/k3bVideoDvd1 /home/george/.kde/share/apps/k3b/temp/dummydir0/

What should i do?

Braveheart1980 · 01-23-2005, 06:03 AM

I've just noticed that to burn my dvd i have to choose incremental writing method and growisofs.
Is this normal?
What's that strange opc error i am gettin'?

Braveheart1980 · 01-26-2005, 05:43 PM

Well i've checked my dvds that i burned with the above method , with plextools quality taests and they are complete carbage!!

Total wast of tome and money!

What must i do to have a descent dvd recording under linux!

DaHammer · 02-06-2005, 10:30 PM

What type media? I just bought a Plextor 716A and also ran into this issue when using TDK DVD-R 8x media. I haven't had a chance to mess with it to see if it's the media or not, but I found a post from the author of dvd+rw-tools and he suggests either turning off OPC or disabling the fatal error so that growisofs continues anyway. You can read his comments here:
http://lists.debian.org/cdwrite/2004/12/msg00070.html

And here is a patch for growisofs 5.21 that will disable the fatal error:

Code:

--- growisofs_mmc.cpp   2005-02-06 22:13:42.000000000 -0600
+++ growisofs_mmc.cpp   2005-02-06 22:16:59.000000000 -0600
@@ -1210,8 +1210,8 @@
                                    "is almost full\n");
                break;
            }
-           sperror ("PERFORM OPC",err),
-           exit(FATAL_START(errno));
+           //sperror ("PERFORM OPC",err),
+           //exit(FATAL_START(errno));
        } while (0);
     }

It worked fine for me, except that K3B doesn't report the Plextor's buffer status during the burn. I'm not sure if that's related or not. I also checked a few of the disks in Plextools quality tests and they are fine without any errors above the acceptable limits.

sensovision · 07-21-2005, 10:39 AM

same problem here

previously I had NEC burner which doesn't read or burn CD disks(at all even in MS) so I've exchanged it for Plextor 716A and got new problem on my head :P hopefully it would be solved be solved out in future.

BTW this problem is somehow related to the size of the image I'm trying to burn, as I was able to burn 250+ MB but when I go for 2.6 Gb it give input/output error, any guess why it happen so?

Razze · 07-21-2005, 11:15 AM

Hello!

I had some issues with K3B and PX-716A as well, but from my reading i understood that the problem was with growisofs. The info i found (at the end of february 2005) was that K3B uses growisofs for dvd-r and cdrecord-prodvd for dvd+r, so therefore burning to dvd+r works fine from K3B, at least for me. I can also burn cd-r and cd-rw without any problems.
I have not tried burning to dvd-r lately as dvd+r works for me everywhere i need. From the CLI i can also burn a iso-image (probably separate files as well, but i am not that confortable with mkisofs) to dvd-r using cdrecrord. In that case i use K3B to create the iso image.

sensovision · 07-21-2005, 11:28 AM

thanks for your reply, Razze! I've tried DVD+RW and DVD-RW and both are failed...
BTW when you referring to CLI you mean CyberLink program for Windows or something else?

stunter · 07-21-2005, 11:34 AM

I would assume CLI is command line interface. Probably from years of using an Amiga.

edit for a typo

Razze · 07-21-2005, 11:41 AM

Quote:

BTW when you referring to CLI you mean CyberLink program for Windows or something else?

No, sensovision was right, I meant the command line interface.

Edit:

I tried the patch as well, but could not see any difference (writing to dvd-rw is not working, K3B just says that it has found a DVD-RW, and wants to format the disk. After klicking "yes" it finds the disc again and asks to format the disk etc.

K3B output after cancelling the operation:

Code:

Devices
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PLEXTOR DVDR   PX-716A 1.08 (/dev/hdc, ) at /mnt/cdrom [Cd-r; Cd-rw; Cd-rom; 
Dvd-rom; Dvd-r] [Fel] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R]

System
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K3b Version: 0.11.24
KDE Version: 3.4.1
QT Version:  3.3.4
Kernel:      2.6.12-ck3-r1

Writing to dvd+rw works fine, both with and without the patch. The buffer status is not shown in neither case.
Output:

Code:

Devices
-----------------------
PLEXTOR DVDR   PX-716A 1.08 (/dev/hdc, ) at /mnt/cdrom [Cd-r; Cd-rw; Cd-rom; 
Dvd-rom; Dvd-r] [Fel] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R]

System
-----------------------
K3b Version: 0.11.24
KDE Version: 3.4.1
QT Version:  3.3.4
Kernel:      2.6.12-ck3-r1

growisofs
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WARNING: /dev/hdc already carries isofs!
Using ANTZ___VCD2_0_BELGARATH_000.MPG;1 for  /Antz - VCD2.0@Belgarath swevoice CD1.mpg (Antz - VCD2.0@Belgarath swevoice CD2.mpg)
/dev/hdc: restarting DVD+RW format...
/dev/hdc: "Current Write Speed" is 4.1x1385KBps.
  0.12% done, estimate finish Thu Jul 21 23:30:36 2005
  <snip>
 99.94% done, estimate finish Thu Jul 21 20:38:24 2005
Total translation table size: 0
Total rockridge attributes bytes: 393
Total directory bytes: 0
Path table size(bytes): 10
Max brk space used 0
407732 extents written (796 MB)
/dev/hdc: flushing cache
/dev/hdc: writing lead-out

DaHammer · 07-21-2005, 02:40 PM

You're getting the "PERFORM OPC failed" error or some other error? The patch I posted above only addresses that particular error. Just so we're on the same page, you'd need to download the dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8.tar.gz source code, unpack it, apply the patch with "patch", compile it, and then install the new binaries insuring you replace the old ones.

Code:

cd /usr/local/src
wget http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/D....4.10.8.tar.gz
cd dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8
patch -lp0 << "EOF"
--- growisofs_mmc.cpp   2005-02-06 22:13:42.000000000 -0600
+++ growisofs_mmc.cpp   2005-02-06 22:16:59.000000000 -0600
@@ -1210,8 +1210,8 @@
                                    "is almost full\n");
                break;
            }
-           sperror ("PERFORM OPC",err),
-           exit(FATAL_START(errno));
+           //sperror ("PERFORM OPC",err),
+           //exit(FATAL_START(errno));
        } while (0);
     }
EOF
make
make install

"make install" will install the binaries in /usr/local/bin. If that's not where your's are or where you want them then you'll need to either modify "Makefile.m4" or copy them to wherever you want them manually, bareing in mind that if you don't remove the old versions and they appear first in your path, then K3B will use them and not the new ones.

Anyway, that solved my problems with the OPC error and the Plextor 716. It works excellent on all media I've tried (DVD-R & DVD-RW) with the exception being that buffer status is not shown in K3B.

Razze · 07-21-2005, 10:48 PM

Last time I tried to burn a dvd-r I got that OPC error. After that i have updated almost all the involved programs, and when I tried yesteday I did not get an error message at all. K3B found a dvd-rw disk that it wanted to clear. If I answered yes after a few seconds it found a dvd-rw disk that it wanted to format again, and I could not get past that message with a dvd-rw disk. It newer did anything to the dvds, I tried with two different disks, and thay both had the old data on them after I tried to write them with K3B.

sensovision · 08-19-2005, 06:09 PM

Thanks for patch DaHammer! it's work for my PX-716A perfectly!
Would you mind if I repost this solution on my forum in Linux related board? maybe thanks to this more people would find how to solve problem with Plextor writers...

DaHammer · 08-19-2005, 07:17 PM

Fine by me. It wasn't my idea though. Best I recall the solution was suggested by the author of dvd+rw-tools on a news group somewhere. All I did was make the patch based on his suggestion.

Anyway, glad it worked for you.

sensovision · 08-20-2005, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DaHammer
Fine by me. It wasn't my idea though. Best I recall the solution was suggested by the author of dvd+rw-tools on a news group somewhere. All I did was make the patch based on his suggestion. Anyway, glad it worked for you.

Thanks! I'll post it as got free moment.

Quote:

"make install" will install the binaries in /usr/local/bin. If that's not where your's are or where you want them then you'll need to either modify "Makefile.m4" or copy them to wherever you want them manually, bareing in mind that if you don't remove the old versions and they appear first in your path, then K3B will use them and not the new ones.

BTW I shouldn't make this, I just go to K3B setup and move /usr/local/bin in the list before /usr/bin and K3B pick it.

sensovision · 08-20-2005, 07:05 AM

BTW I'm I the only one who have problem with setting write speed? I've tried to set 4x and 6x(I've got this speed after hitting referesh in burn dialog window) but all the time my DVD-R are written on 8x... anybody have this problem?
I've tried this on Memorex DVD-R 8X disks.