Cannot record material onto DVD's.

dadjowa · 07-13-2020, 04:04 AM

I am using up to date Mint 19.1. The drive is an ASUSTek DRW-24D5MT.
I tried recording music onto a DVD+r disc using both Brasero and K3b for an imminent funeral. No luck.
I swapped drives without any success.
I then interrogated the drive via 'inxi-Fxzd' in the console. It showed that it only rw DVD- types. I now own a bundle of DVD-R discs. I still cannot record anything onto the disk. What am I missing?
I have been using linux for 4 years, read the Linux magazine and I still feel like a dunce!

smallpond · 07-13-2020, 08:29 AM

According to this site; https://www.quietpc.com/asus-drw-24d5mt your drive supports write modes:

DVD+R & DVD+R (DL) Sequential Write, DVD-R & DVD-R(DL) DAO, DVD+RW Random Write, DVD-RW DAO/Restricted Overwrite/Incremental Recording,
DVD-RAM Random Write, CD-R/RW DAO/TAO/SAO/Packet Write

Check your logs (/var/log/syslog or /var/log/messages, depending on distro) for errors. Maybe there is a permissions or other problems. What do you see when you try to write?

fatmac · 07-13-2020, 09:02 AM

You might like to check this out....

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=279918

teckk · 07-13-2020, 10:31 AM

Burn DVD from files

Code:

growisofs -use-the-force-luke=tty -Z /dev/sr0 -J -r -speed=8 -dvd-compat -pad -graft-points /path/file1 /path/file2

Burn .iso to DVD

Code:

growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=8 -use-the-force-luke=tty -Z /dev/sr0=/path/file.iso

Files larger than 4GB

Code:

--iso-level 3

Make .iso from files on disk

Code:

mount /dev/sr0 ~/dvd
genisoimage -o output.iso -r -J ~/dvd/*

Make .iso of optical disk

Code:

dd if=/dev/sr0 of=image.iso bs=2048

Make .iso from multiple directories

Code:

genisoimage -o out.iso -J -r -pad -graft-points fred/=/path/files wilma/=/path/files barney/=/path/files

pholland · 07-13-2020, 03:48 PM

This link may be helpful.

https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/...s_to_a_cd.html

rokytnji · 07-13-2020, 04:50 PM

Code:

harry@biker:~
$ more /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info
CD-ROM information, Id: cdrom.c 3.20 2003/12/17

drive name:		sr0
drive speed:		24
drive # of slots:	1
Can close tray:		1
Can open tray:		1
Can lock tray:		1
Can change speed:	1
Can select disk:	0
Can read multisession:	1
Can read MCN:		1
Reports media changed:	1
Can play audio:		1
Can write CD-R:		1
Can write CD-RW:	1
Can read DVD:		1
Can write DVD-R:	1
Can write DVD-RAM:	1
Can read MRW:		1
Can write MRW:		1
Can write RAM:		1


harry@biker:~
$

Just showing a command for the next time you buy discs.Notice no DVD+ entries no where.

rokytnji · 07-13-2020, 05:01 PM

Does not hurt to check on this either < Mint probably has it installed >

Code:

harry@biker:~
$ apt-cache policy  dvd+rw-tools 
dvd+rw-tools:
  Installed: 7.1-14
  Candidate: 7.1-14
  Version table:
 *** 7.1-14 500
        500 http://mirror.us.oneandone.net/debian buster/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

dadjowa · 07-13-2020, 08:03 PM

Thanking you.
Re rokytnji. I did a ‘ apt-cache policy dvd+rw-tools ‘ and got an installed response as per your example.
Re smallpond.
I just redid a try with Brasero but it stopped early. I then ran k3b and it could not add the files to the ‘Current Projects' screen. Attached is the script from /var/log/syslog
Jul 14 10:48:07 andrew dbus-daemon[886]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.127' (uid=1000 pid=7945 comm="brasero " label="unconfined")
Jul 14 10:48:07 andrew systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...
Jul 14 10:48:07 andrew dbus-daemon[886]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Jul 14 10:48:07 andrew systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
Jul 14 10:48:07 andrew kernel: [61400.996474] nf_conntrack: default automatic helper assignment has been turned off for security reasons and CT-based firewall rule not found. Use the iptables CT target to attach helpers instead.
Jul 14 10:48:45 andrew kernel: [61438.561548] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0
Jul 14 10:48:45 andrew gvfsd-computer[3317]: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Jul 14 10:48:45 andrew gvfsd-computer[3317]: message repeated 7 times: [ g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed]
Jul 14 10:49:00 andrew dbus-daemon[886]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.127' (uid=1000 pid=7945 comm="brasero " label="unconfined")
Jul 14 10:49:00 andrew systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...
Jul 14 10:49:00 andrew dbus-daemon[886]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Jul 14 10:49:00 andrew systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
Jul 14 10:49:01 andrew kernel: [61455.188678] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0
Jul 14 10:49:05 andrew gvfsd-computer[3317]: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

frankbell · 07-13-2020, 08:13 PM

Try starting your burning program from the command line and burning a disk.

You may see some helpful error messages appear in the terminal.

Also, and this is a shot in the dark, check whether your user is in the wheel group.

michaelk · 07-13-2020, 09:37 PM

Adding your user to the cdrom group ( no need for wheel ) should give you permission for writing.

sudo usermod -aG cdrom username

Logout and then login for the group to become active.

The groups command will display all groups your user is in.

agillator · 07-13-2020, 11:22 PM

With k3b there is a possibility of permission problems. You don't say what error messages your get. At one time, at least, there was a problem that you had to be root to run it. I ran into that problem and, as I remember, fixed it by changing permissions on /usr/bin/wodim & cdrdao to allow world execution.

dadjowa · 07-13-2020, 11:30 PM

Re michaelk
I entered your line then logged out. K3b still unmoved.
‘Groups’ produced andrew adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare

dadjowa · 07-13-2020, 11:38 PM

Re frankbell.
I started k3b from the terminal. Amongst the following terminal text was what looks relevant.
K3b::Theme) "Empty Theme" : could not load image "welcome_bg.png" in "" and much more then
kf5.kio.core: Refilling KProtocolInfoFactory cache in the hope to find "mtp"
Invalid Context= "Apps" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/16/"
Invalid Context= "Apps" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/16@2x/"
Invalid Context= "Mimetypes" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/mimetypes/16/"
Invalid Context= "Mimetypes" line for icon theme: "/usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/mimetypes/16@2x/"
and so on
Loaded plugin "K3b CDDB Audio Plugin"
(K3b:

evice:

evice) "/dev/sr0" : init()
"/dev/sr0" feature: CD Mastering
"/dev/sr0" feature: CD Track At Once
"/dev/sr0" feature: CD-RW Media Write Support
"/dev/sr0" feature: DVD Read (MMC5)
"/dev/sr0" feature: DVD+R
"/dev/sr0" feature: DVD+RW
"/dev/sr0" feature: DVD+R Double Layer
"/dev/sr0" feature: DVD-R/-RW Write
"/dev/sr0" feature: Rigid Restricted Overwrite
"/dev/sr0" feature: Layer Jump Recording
"/dev/sr0" unknown profile: 2

"/dev/sr0" : buffer.size(): 60
"/dev/sr0" : Number of supported write speeds via GET PERFORMANCE: 1
(K3b:

evice:

evic"
e) "/dev/sr0" : 33240 KB/s
(K3b:

evice:

eviceManager) setting current write speed of device "/dev/sr0" to 33240
(K3b:

evice:

eviceManager) found config entry for devicetype: "ASUS DRW-24D5MT"
First sec data area: "43:41:33" (LBA "196608" ) ( "402653184"
Last sec data area: "193:27:50" (LBA "870575" ) ( "1782937600" Bytes)
Last sec layer 1: "00:00:00" (LBA "0" ) ( "0" Bytes)
Layer 1 length: "00:00:01" (LBA "1" ) ( "2048" Bytes)
Layer 2 length: "193:27:50" (LBA "870575" ) ( "1782937600" Bytes)
(K3b:

evice:

evice) READ CAPACITY: "149:46:17" other capacity: "00:00:00"

Current Profile: "DVD-ROM"
Disk state: complete
Empty: false
Rewritable: false
Appendable: false
Sessions: 1
Tracks: 1
Layers: 1
Capacity: "149:46:18" (LBA 673968 ) ( 1380286464 Bytes)
Remaining size: "00:00:00" (LBA 0 ) ( 0 Bytes)
Used Size: "149:46:18" (LBA 673968 ) ( 1380286464 Bytes)

Blockdevice: "/dev/sr0"
Vendor: "ASUS"
Description: "DRW-24D5MT"
Version: "1.00"
Write speed: 22160
Profiles: "DVD-ROM, DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW"
Read Cap: "DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, DVD-RW, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW Dual Layer, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW"
Write Cap: "DVD-R, DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, DVD-RW, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-R, CD-RW"
Writing modes: "SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R, Restricted Overwrite, Layer Jump"

dadjowa · 07-13-2020, 11:41 PM

My apology. I have no idea why 'D' was converted into a smiley.

cordx · 07-14-2020, 12:57 AM

does that output also include trying to burn a disk?