I just installed Debian/testing with a netinstall the other day and am now using a Debian kernel 2.6.8.1-k7 from apt. Using k3b it detects the cd but shows no tracks and using XCDRoast will distort the tracks so that they're nearly unplayable. The drive is not using SCSI emulation.

I haven't tried command-line utilities for this because I am not familiar with them.

What could be wrong?

So you are trying to copy a CD? Or are you burning mp3's or wav-files to make an audio CD?

I think you could check out a couple of things:

1) Check the burning speed. If you want to play the CD on a normal cd-player then use 8x max.

2) Check that the track volumes are normalized: in K3b burn dialog, select "Advanced" and
"Normalize volume". You should not have to do this if you just copy a CD.

IDE CD burning with kernel 2.6.8 is quite broken. I know it has been working for me with scsi emulation, but I have heard a LOT of reports stating that IDE burning with this particular kernel is very broken. A lot of people are recommending that 2.6.8 not be used at all at this time.

I'm using sarge with kernel 2.6.8, and K3B keeps crashing (in both Gnome and KDE).

Can the issue with this kernel version and CD burning be resolved, or the only solution is switching to other kernel?

Switch kernel or burn CD's as root, I believe are your only options.

Regards

Shmonkey

To write CD using COMMAnd prompt try the following cmd's

1.First u should know the device no on which the CD-W drive in connected.For that use the following cmd,
cdrecord -scanbus
This will show some number near the CD-RW drive (like this 1,0,0) note down this number.

2.Before write the data u have to convert it into ISO image.For that use the following cmd.

mkisofs -o /home/cd.img full path of the file which one u r going to write(like this /home/kadhir/mm.mp3)

For exp:- mkisofs -o /home/cd.img /home/kadhir/mm.mp3

This command will create the image file in the path specified in the command (ie /home/cd.img).

3. To write the cd use the command-

cdrecord -v dev=1,0,0 -audio -eject /home/cd.img

This command will write the image the mp3 file to the CD as audio file, after completion it will eject the CD.The Number I specified in one that i taken form (cdrecord -scanbus).

I am using it in Red Hat Linux 8.0.(Kernel 2.4.18-14) Try this trop u r replay.

Regards

Kadhir.R