I am having problems trying to burn a data DVD using K3b software on Mandriva. The box claims it can write at +16x , -16x or rewrite +8x or -4x.

I am using 8x -R DVD's and I have failed 3 times. I tried buring on auto, 4X, 8x and even 16x using K3b, but in everycase it has failed and given me this message write failed: Input/output error.

Is it failing because K3b cannot handle a dual layer DVD burner or must I use a different DVD disc? It makes no sense to me at all.

Here's what was said in the debug comments -

Devices
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DVDRW IDE 16X A188 (/dev/hdd, ) at /mnt/cdrom1 [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD+R; DVD+RW] [DVD-ROM; DVD-R Sequential; DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite; DVD-RW Sequential; DVD+RW; DVD+R; DVD+R Double Layer; CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R]
TDK CDRW241040B 57S4 (/dev/hdc, ) at /mnt/cdrom [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM] [CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R]

System
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K3b Version: 0.11.20
KDE Version: 3.3.2
QT Version: 3.3.4
Kernel: 2.6.11-12mdk

growisofs
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/dev/hdd: engaging DVD-R DAO upon user request...
/dev/hdd: reserving 1173984 blocks
/dev/hdd: "Current Write Speed" is 8.2x1385KBps.
0.04% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 16:34:08 2005
0.09% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 16:00:29 2005
0.13% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 14:44:01 2005
0.17% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 14:15:14 2005
0.21% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 13:49:09 2005
0.26% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 13:45:34 2005
0.30% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 13:26:14 2005
0.34% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 13:16:36 2005
0.38% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 13:17:24 2005
0.43% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 13:06:40 2005
0.47% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 13:08:32 2005
0.51% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 13:03:34 2005
0.55% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 13:05:09 2005
0.60% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 12:58:20 2005
0.64% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 12:52:26 2005
0.68% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 12:52:09 2005
0.73% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 12:47:09 2005
0.77% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 12:49:22 2005
0.81% done, estimate finish Tue Oct 11 12:45:10 2005
:-[ WRITE@LBA=26c0h failed with SK=3h/ASC=0Ch/ACQ=00h]: Input/output error
:-( write failed: Input/output error
/dev/hdd: flushing cache

growisofs comand:
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/usr/bin/growisofs -Z /dev/hdd -use-the-force-luke=notray -use-the-force-luke=tty -use-the-force-luke=dao -dvd-compat -speed=16 -gui -graft-points -volid K3b data project -volset -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR VERSION 0.11.20 (C) 2003 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher -preparer K3b - Version 0.11.20 -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-sam/k3bi74qIa.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-sam/k3bYPQeBb.tmp -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-sam/k3b6Ntj5a.tmp

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K3B can handle a dual layer burner. I have one and use it regularly. Can you do all of the following:
- mount and read a CD or DVD
- burn a CD
- watch a DVD movie via wine, caffiene, ogle or other player


If so, then it's probably the media you're using. What are you trying to burn?

Yes I can do all of the below listed:
- mount and read a CD or DVD
- burn a CD
- watch a DVD movie Kaffiene

I spoke to someone at the store I purchased and he said he uses Mandrake 10.2 K3b and can burn a DVD on auto using an 8X DVD. He uses the exact same Emprex that I am using, and he claims he has 2 machines using Emprex 16X dual layer and both run Linux.

All I am doing is burning a Data DVD, some music videos saved in mpeg and a lot of mp3 and .rar files.

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OK go figure, all I did was use (switched to) a DVD+R 8x (versus a -R) and I set burn session on auto and this time the DVD data burned really fast with no problems, so go figure.

The only difference was I did not burn the mp3's (back-ups) along with the mpeg movie data files. The size was only a little over 1GB on this burn, whereas on the other burns, they were close to 3.5GB, so could that really be the difference of a make or break deal?

Emprex worked with Linux Mandriva LE 05.....

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