Hi all.

I'm trying to burn a DVD on a RedHat Enterprise 4 machine (kernal 2.6.9-5.ELsmp) and running into problems regardless of how I go about the procedure. For example, when I pop a new DVD in the machine, gnome immeidately opens a burning window. When I try to burn a DVD, regardless of the amount of data slated for burning I get teh error:

:-( write failed: Input/output error
:-[ WRITE@LBA=0h failed with SK=3h/ASC=72h/ACQ=01h]: Input/output error
/dev/hdd: "Current Write Speed" is 16.4x1385KBps.

I've also tried using K3B. Same problem:

3h/ASC=72h/ACQ=01h]: Input/output error
/dev/hdd: "Current Write Speed" is 16.4x1385KBps.

I've looked at the debugging output and get:

System
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K3b Version:0.11.14
KDE Version: 3.3.1-3.6 Red Hat
QT Version: 3.3.3

growisofs
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INFO: UTF-8 character encoding detected by locale settings.
Assuming UTF-8 encoded filenames on source filesystem,
use -input-charset to override.
/dev/hdd: "Current Write Speed" is 16.4x1385KBps.
:-[ WRITE@LBA=0h failed with SK=3h/ASC=72h/ACQ=01h]: Input/output error
:-( write failed: Input/output error

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 Hawaii SAR Data -volset -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR VERSION 0.11.14 (C) 2003 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher -preparer K3b - Version 0.11.14 -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-mpoland/k3bQOSFnc.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-mpoland/k3bD9GoZa.tmp -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-mpoland/k3bk6G6lb.tmp

Has anyone else come across this, and is there an obvious fix? I used K3B on the previous RedHat release (Enterprise 3) and it worked just fine. CDs will burn fine on this release, but I always get the I/O error when burning DVDs. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Mike

Does it work for root?

try burning a cd from the console

cdrecord -v dev=/dev/cdrom -speed 16 -dao -driveropts=burnfree -eject file.iso

you may need updated cdrtools if it fails update your kernel.

I have same problem as reported above when I try to record data on a DVD disk. The error that K3B produces is:

System
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K3b Version:0.11.16
KDE Version: 3.2.3
QT Version: 3.3.3

growisofs
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/dev/hdc: "Current Write Speed" is 16.4x1385KBps.
:-[ WRITE@LBA=0h failed with SK=3h/ASC=72h/ACQ=01h]: Input/output error
:-( write failed: Input/output error

growisofs comand:
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/usr/bin/growisofs -Z /dev/hdc -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 0.11.16 (C) 2003 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher -preparer K3b*-*Version*0.11.16 -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-root/k3b4Cq1tc.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-root/k3b4DxnAb.tmp -joliet -hide-joliet-list /tmp/kde-root/k3b2aTlpc.tmp -full-iso9660-filenames -max-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-root/k3bc6vFha.tmp


WTF!! And this is both as normal and root users.

Same problems I've got when I try to burn using the command: growisofs -Z /dev/hdc -R -J /home/maxei/mp3

I just can't make a f***ing dvd backup of my mp3 files!

I just installed nero for linux (demo version). Halas, no. this shit is not better than k3b or command line. I'm desperate. How can I troubleshoot the problem? Is it because I bought shitty dvds (+R) or my f***ing BENQ DVD burner is just good for the garbage, or ... or..?

Please help. Thanks

Maxei DeVraie

By the way I am displaying the output when I start k3b as root from command line, for the curious one and for the expert ones as well. Hope that some illuminated mind happens to read this desperate S.O.S. !!!!S.O.S.!!!


maxei]# k3b
Link points to "/tmp/ksocket-root"
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
Link points to "/tmp/kde-root"
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
kbuildsycoca running...
k3b: WARNING: KGenericFactory: instance requested but no instance name passed to the constructor!
k3b: ERROR: (K3bSongManager) Can't open file /root/.kde/share/apps/k3b/songlist.xml
QMetaObject::findSignal:KListView: Conflict with QListView::doubleClicked(QListViewItem*,const QPoint&,int)
kdecore (KAction): WARNING: KActionCollection::KActionCollection( QObject *parent, const char *name, KInstance *instance )
Launched ok, pid = 25900
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:549snd_pcm_hw_start)
SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_START failed: Broken pipe
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:549snd_pcm_hw_start) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_START failed: Broken pipe
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:549snd_pcm_hw_start) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_START failed: Broken pipe

Does anyone understand all this goblegobledik?

Maxei DeVraie