USB DVDRW drive on Fedora Core 4

lothario · 03-12-2006, 05:36 PM

Just attached an External USB Emprex DVD+-R/RW Writer to my Fedora Core 4 system.
Model: DVDRW 1108UI/UB
Product Details at: http://www.emprex.com/02_products_02.php?id=24

I noticed that at boot time it shows up as /dev/scd0
And the new icon on the desktop says "CD Recorder (scd0)"
So at the command prompt, "eject /dev/scd0" works everytime.

However, it does not automount when the system boots up even
when there is a DVD disc inside.

The /etc/fstab was automatically updated with:
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrecorder auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0

So for some reason it is not being recognized as a DVD+-R/RW Writer.
Should I update this fstab entry?
If yes, what would it be?

Is there anything else I need to do?

(FYI, this DVDRW drive works correctly when I attach it to a Windows PC.)

Brian1 · 03-12-2006, 06:12 PM

Change the noauto to auto. It is best not to set the noauto to auto. It can cause issues on some hardware and distros. It may work for you.

Most all CD/DVD whether roms, rw,rams or what ever will most likely be seen as an ISO9660 or UDF in installed format. So generic labeling is good enough.

What distro and gui are you using include version level as well of each? This can help as to what a specfic distro uses to do things. All are not built the same.

Brian1

lestoil · 03-12-2006, 06:17 PM

Have you tried using dvdrecorder in k3b after setting up k3b? If you have dvd recording tools installed k3b should show make data dvd option and others. If so then fstab is ok. Your fstab entry has 'noauto' after exec, which is pretty common.
Look thru what FC4 programs install includes to get oriented. Good luck.

lothario · 03-12-2006, 09:36 PM

Ok, the DVD disc is now visible.

So I ran mplayer with:
mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /dev/scd0

Here is the output from mplayer:

Quote:

MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.2.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel (Family: 8, Stepping: 1)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1

Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup scripts.
Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0 : No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.
Playing dvd://1.
Reading disc structure, please wait...
*** Zero check failed in ifo_read.c:432
for vmgi_mat->zero_3 = 0x00000000010000000000000000000000000000
There are 10 titles on this DVD.
There are 2 chapters in this DVD title.
There are 1 angles in this DVD title.
DVD successfully opened.

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in nav_read.c:207 ***
*** for dsi->dsi_gi.zero1 == 0 ***

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in nav_read.c:207 ***
*** for dsi->dsi_gi.zero1 == 0 ***

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in nav_read.c:207 ***
*** for dsi->dsi_gi.zero1 == 0 ***

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in nav_read.c:207 ***
*** for dsi->dsi_gi.zero1 == 0 ***

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in nav_read.c:207 ***
*** for dsi->dsi_gi.zero1 == 0 ***

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in nav_read.c:207 ***
*** for dsi->dsi_gi.zero1 == 0 ***

MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO: MPEG2 720x480 (aspect 2) 29.970 fps 6000.0 kbps (750.0 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [liba52] AC3 decoding with liba52
Using SSE optimized IMDCT transform
AC3: 2.0 (stereo) 48000 Hz 192.0 kbit/s
Using MMX optimized resampler
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 192.0 kbit/12.50% (ratio: 24000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [a52] afm:liba52 (AC3-liba52)
==========================================================================
No vidix driver name provided, probing available ones (-v option for details)!
vo: X11 running at 800x600 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0" => local display)
[SiS] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
[mga] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
[savage_vid] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
[cyberblade] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
[radeon] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
[mach64] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
[nvidia_vid] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
[unichrome] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
[rage128] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
[mga] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
[pm3] Error occurred during pci scan: Operation not permitted
vosub_vidix: Couldn't find working VIDIX driver
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
VDecoder init failed

Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm:libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16le...
AF_pre: 48000Hz/2ch/s16le
alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: default
alsa: 48000 Hz/2 channels/4 bpf/65536 bytes buffer/Signed 16 bit Little Endian
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/s16le -> 48000Hz/2ch/s16le...
Starting playback...

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in nav_read.c:207 ***
*** for dsi->dsi_gi.zero1 == 0 ***

VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [xv] 720x480 => 720x540 Planar YV12
X11 error: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)?,?% 3 0

MPlayer interrupted by signal 6 in module: vo_check_events
- MPlayer crashed. This shouldn't happen.
It can be a bug in the MPlayer code _or_ in your drivers _or_ in your
gcc version. If you think it's MPlayer's fault, please read
DOCS/HTML/en/bugreports.html and follow the instructions there. We can't and
won't help unless you provide this information when reporting a possible bug.
alsa-uninit: pcm closed

Looks like I am missing some options with mplayer.
But I don't know which.

lothario · 03-13-2006, 09:29 PM

Ok, I replaced the DVD disc with a new DVD disc LIBERTYS_TURTLE,
copied the new LIBERTYS_TURTLE DVD disc into the /video directory
and ran the following as root.

mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /video/LIBERTYS_TURTLE

Here is the output. My comments are in [] brackets. [-- Like this. --]

Code:

MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.2.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel  (Family: 8, Stepping: 1)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1


Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0 : No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick
Setting up LIRC support...
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support.
You will not be able to use your remote control.

      [-- That is OK.  I don't care about the joystick or LIRC. --]

Playing dvd://1.
Reading disc structure, please wait...
There are 13 titles on this DVD.
There are 4 chapters in this DVD title.
There are 1 angles in this DVD title.
DVD successfully opened.
MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO:  MPEG2  720x480  (aspect 2)  29.970 fps  9000.0 kbps (1125.0 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [liba52] AC3 decoding with liba52
Using SSE optimized IMDCT transform
AC3: 2.0 (stereo)  48000 Hz  192.0 kbit/s
Using MMX optimized resampler
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 192.0 kbit/12.50% (ratio: 24000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [a52] afm:liba52 (AC3-liba52)
==========================================================================
No vidix driver name provided, probing available ones (-v option for details)!
vo: X11 running at 800x600 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0" => local display)
vosub_vidix: Couldn't find working VIDIX driver

      [-- Can I use some other driver? --]


==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
VDecoder init failed :(
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm:libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2))

      [-- Is there anything else I can do here? --]