Hello there, I've burned an ISO image file to a dvd. The problem is that it cannot mount the media. I printed the error using this command dmesg | tail and this is what I get:

[19427.628000] VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev hda.
[19431.248000] UDF-fs: No partition found (1)
[19431.408000] Unable to identify CD-ROM format.
[19431.488000] FAT: bogus number of reserved sectors
[19431.488000] VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev hda.
[19450.452000] Unable to identify CD-ROM format.
[19499.936000] Unable to identify CD-ROM format.
[19505.600000] FAT: bogus number of reserved sectors
[19505.600000] VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev hda.
[19525.524000] Unable to identify CD-ROM format.

What do you think is the problem?

Thanks.

umm, are you trying to mount a blank dvd before burning?

if so don't. Get yourself a more up-to-date Fedora, F7 will suffice and use k3b application to burn iso images

It could be that the ISO is corrupt. It could also be that it is a nonstandard iso format.

Have you managed to burn to discs of any type before?

Regards, Hinkebein.

The dvd is not mounted when burned it. I'm actually using the burning application made by my friend. It can actually burn iso image file in cd-r and cd-rw, but when I try to burn large iso image in the dvd, it cannot be mounted.

please name your burning application.

k3b in Mdv can burn isos for cd or dvds. And we agree you do not mount a blank before burning but I am not sure if you really mean that after you have burnt a dvd it does not read?

can you be more specific please

Im using a library developed by a friend of mine. So actually I don't use any open source or any other application, but I'm burning it linux.

The app probably does not have the capability of burning dvd ISOs. They are not the same as cd ISOs.

Actually it can burn image iso files in cd-r and cd-rw, but it just can't in dvd.

Ok, let me try again. A CD(cd-r or cd-rw) ISO is not the same format as a DVD ISO. Just becuase the app can burn CD ISOs does not mean that it can burn DVD ISOs.

Uhhhmmmm...It has actually a function to burn dvd data. You there is other ISO format for burning dvds?

Try using k3b and see if the problem is with your setup or your friends software. If k3b will burn the DVD ISO correctly then your friends software has a bug in it.

lets also review that cd to dvd issue.

are you saying you can read your burnt cds?

if so, what shows up in /var/log/syslog.....as dmesg is only good for bootable stuff.

if a live dvd is booting and you can not read its dmesg there is something seriously wrong so I think your friend may have told you to mount it using the isofs system but forgot to tell you that cd and dvds are not formatted with ext2 or 3.

you need root powers then command
mount -o loop /pathwayto/youriso.iso /media/cdrom/

assuming your distro has a /media/cdrom if not look at /mnt/ and use floppy if no floppy is currently mounted. You can then read the format in syslog

Yes, the burnt cds are read but the dvds arent. ok i'll try it. thanks!

Hello there again sir. After burning iso image in the DVD, here's what my /var/log/syslog showed.

Nov 5 08:56:25 jaepi-realm syslogd 1.4.1#20ubuntu4: restart.
Nov 5 08:56:25 jaepi-realm anacron[5106]: Job `cron.daily' terminated
Nov 5 08:56:38 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
Nov 5 08:56:44 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9
Nov 5 08:56:53 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 16
Nov 5 08:57:09 jaepi-realm dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Nov 5 08:57:09 jaepi-realm dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Nov 5 09:00:51 jaepi-realm anacron[5106]: Job `cron.weekly' started
Nov 5 09:00:51 jaepi-realm anacron[5818]: Updated timestamp for job `cron.weekly' to 2007-11-05
Nov 5 09:00:51 jaepi-realm syslogd 1.4.1#20ubuntu4: restart.
Nov 5 09:00:51 jaepi-realm anacron[5106]: Job `cron.weekly' terminated
Nov 5 09:00:51 jaepi-realm anacron[5106]: Normal exit (2 jobs run)
Nov 5 09:03:38 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Nov 5 09:03:45 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Nov 5 09:03:52 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15
Nov 5 09:04:07 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 2
Nov 5 09:04:09 jaepi-realm dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Nov 5 09:04:09 jaepi-realm dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Nov 5 09:09:33 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Nov 5 09:09:40 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
Nov 5 09:09:50 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
Nov 5 09:10:02 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 2
Nov 5 09:10:04 jaepi-realm dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Nov 5 09:10:04 jaepi-realm dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Nov 5 09:13:20 jaepi-realm NetworkManager: <debug info>^I[1194225200.997884] nm_hal_device_removed (): Device removed (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_empty_dvd_rw').
Nov 5 09:13:41 jaepi-realm kernel: [ 1399.064000] cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!
Nov 5 09:13:41 jaepi-realm NetworkManager: <debug info>^I[1194225221.272877] nm_hal_device_added (): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_empty_dvd_rw').
Nov 5 09:14:03 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
Nov 5 09:14:07 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
Nov 5 09:14:18 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15
Nov 5 09:14:33 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 1
Nov 5 09:14:34 jaepi-realm dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Nov 5 09:14:34 jaepi-realm dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Nov 5 09:15:50 jaepi-realm NetworkManager: <debug info>^I[1194225350.325865] nm_hal_device_removed (): Device removed (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_empty_dvd_rw').
Nov 5 09:17:01 jaepi-realm /USR/SBIN/CRON[6493]: (root) CMD ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Nov 5 09:17:56 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3
Nov 5 09:17:59 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
Nov 5 09:18:04 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
Nov 5 09:18:14 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 13
Nov 5 09:18:27 jaepi-realm dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Nov 5 09:18:27 jaepi-realm dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Nov 5 09:23:22 jaepi-realm NetworkManager: <debug info>^I[1194225802.698596] nm_hal_device_added (): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_part_1_size_2048').
Nov 5 09:23:22 jaepi-realm kernel: [ 1980.748000] attempt to access beyond end of device
Nov 5 09:23:22 jaepi-realm kernel: [ 1980.748000] hda: rw=0, want=68, limit=4
Nov 5 09:23:22 jaepi-realm kernel: [ 1980.748000] isofs_fill_super: bread failed, dev=hda, iso_blknum=16, block=16
Nov 5 09:25:07 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Nov 5 09:25:14 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15
Nov 5 09:25:29 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9
Nov 5 09:25:38 jaepi-realm dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Nov 5 09:25:38 jaepi-realm dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Nov 5 09:31:21 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
Nov 5 09:31:26 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
Nov 5 09:31:37 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
Nov 5 09:31:51 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 1
Nov 5 09:31:52 jaepi-realm dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Nov 5 09:31:52 jaepi-realm dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Nov 5 09:35:16 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
Nov 5 09:35:20 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Nov 5 09:35:27 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
Nov 5 09:35:38 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9
Nov 5 09:35:47 jaepi-realm dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Nov 5 09:35:47 jaepi-realm dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Nov 5 09:41:48 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
Nov 5 09:41:54 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
Nov 5 09:42:02 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 13
Nov 5 09:42:15 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
Nov 5 09:42:19 jaepi-realm dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Nov 5 09:42:19 jaepi-realm dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Nov 5 09:49:02 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Nov 5 09:49:09 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 19
Nov 5 09:49:28 jaepi-realm dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
Nov 5 09:49:33 jaepi-realm dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Nov 5 09:49:33 jaepi-realm dhclient: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.