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I just discovered that k3b (v. 1.0 - Adept does not seem to have any later version) will not burn CDs for me at all. I am at a loss as to where to start to troubleshoot this.
When I boot fresh, I can play music CDs, but once I try to run k3b to make a data CD, it tries to burn, then fails with error code 255. After that, k3b tells me it can't detect my drive. Sometimes, the drive becomes totally disabled and I cannot even eject the CD unless I do so manually.
I am running a dell latitude C610, with kubuntu feisty. As far as I know, the CD drive is OEM. This laptop was given to me, so I have no documentation. I have not taken the drive out to see what it is, but I can do that if there isn't an easier command-line method.
I would like to be able to burn basic data CDs, so this is frustrating.
Can anyone give me any guidance as to where to start the troubleshooting?
I ran k3b as root, and got this output in the console:
Code:
tferero@ubuntu:~$ sudo k3b
ERROR: Communication problem with k3b, it probably crashed.
kdecore (KAction): WARNING: KActionCollection::
KActionCollection( QObject *parent, const char *name,
KInstance *instance )
tferero@ubuntu:~$ (K3bDevice::HalConnection)
initializing HAL >= 0.5
Mapping udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_CD_RW_GCE_8080N to device /dev/scd0
/dev/scd0 resolved to /dev/scd0
/dev/scd0 is block device (0)
/dev/scd0 seems to be cdrom
bus: 1, id: 0, lun: 0
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: init()
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0 feature: CD Mastering
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0 feature: CD Track At Once
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: dataLen: 60
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: checking for TAO
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: checking for SAO
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: checking for SAO_R96P
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: checking for SAO_R96R
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: checking for RAW_R16
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: checking for RAW_R96P
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: checking for RAW_R96R
(K3bDevice::DeviceManager) setting current write speed of device /dev/scd0 to 1411
/dev/scd0 resolved to /dev/scd0
(K3bDevice::DeviceManager) dev /dev/scd0 already found
(K3bDevice::DeviceManager) found config entry for devicetype: HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8080N
DiskInfo:
Mediatype: CD-R
Current Profile: CD-R
Disk state: empty
Empty: 1
Rewritable: 0
Appendable: 0
Sessions: 0
Tracks: 0
Layers: 1
Capacity: 79:57:71 (LBA 359846) (736964608 Bytes)
Remaining size: 79:57:71 (LBA 359846) (736964608 Bytes)
Used Size: 00:00:00 (LBA 0) (0 Bytes)
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: Number of supported write speeds via 2A: 0
(K3bDevice::ScsiCommand) failed:
command: GET PERFORMANCE (ac)
errorcode: 70
sense key: ILLEGAL REQUEST (5)
asc: 20
ascq: 0
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: GET PERFORMANCE length det failed.
(K3bDevice::ScsiCommand) failed:
command: GET PERFORMANCE (ac)
errorcode: 70
sense key: ILLEGAL REQUEST (5)
asc: 20
ascq: 0
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: GET PERFORMANCE with real length 2048 failed.
Devices:
------------------------------
Blockdevice: /dev/scd0
Generic device:
Vendor: HL-DT-ST
Description: CD-RW GCE-8080N
Version: 2.06
Write speed: 700
Profiles: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Read Cap: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Write Cap: CD-R, CD-RW
Writing modes: SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R
Reader aliases: /dev/scd0
------------------------------
kdecore (KAction): WARNING: KActionCollection::operator+=(): function is severely deprecated.
kdeinit: Shutting down running client.
---------------------------------
It looks like dcopserver is already running. If you are sure
that it is not already running, remove /root/.DCOPserver_ubuntu__0
and start dcopserver again.
---------------------------------
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified
kdeinit: Can't connect to the X Server.
kdeinit: Might not terminate at end of session.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified
kded: cannot connect to X server :0.0
DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-5869' to 'kded'
kded: ERROR: Communication problem with kded, it probably crashed.
removing udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_empty_cd_r
DiskInfo:
Mediatype: CD-R
Current Profile: CD-R
Disk state: empty
Empty: 1
Rewritable: 0
Appendable: 0
Sessions: 0
Tracks: 0
Layers: 1
Capacity: 79:57:71 (LBA 359846) (736964608 Bytes)
Remaining size: 79:57:71 (LBA 359846) (736964608 Bytes)
Used Size: 00:00:00 (LBA 0) (0 Bytes)
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: Number of supported write speeds via 2A: 0
(K3bDevice::ScsiCommand) failed:
command: GET PERFORMANCE (ac)
errorcode: 70
sense key: ILLEGAL REQUEST (5)
asc: 20
ascq: 0
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: GET PERFORMANCE length det failed.
(K3bDevice::ScsiCommand) failed:
command: GET PERFORMANCE (ac)
errorcode: 70
sense key: ILLEGAL REQUEST (5)
asc: 20
ascq: 0
(K3bDevice::Device) /dev/scd0: GET PERFORMANCE with real length 2048 failed.
adding udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_empty_cd_r
(K3bDevice::DeviceManager) request for empty device!
(K3bDevice::DeviceManager) request for empty device!
(K3bDevice::DeviceManager) request for empty device!
(K3bDevice::HalConnection) lock queued for /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_CD_RW_GCE_8080N
(K3bDevice::HalConnection) unlock queued for /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_CD_RW_GCE_8080N
removing udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_empty_cd_r
K3b loaded, but the burn still failed. Within k3b, I got this debugging error report:
Code:
System
-----------------------
K3b Version: 1.0
KDE Version: 3.5.6
QT Version: 3.3.7
Kernel: 2.6.20-16-386
Devices
-----------------------
HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8080N 2.06 (/dev/scd0, )
[CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM] [CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW]
[SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R,
RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R]
K3bIsoImager
-----------------------
mkisofs print size result: 81709 (167340032 bytes)
Pipe throughput: 98304 bytes read, 97280 bytes written.
Used versions
-----------------------
mkisofs: 1.1.2
cdrecord: 1.1.2
cdrecord
-----------------------
scsidev: '/dev/scd0'
devname: '/dev/scd0'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
Wodim version: 1.1.2
SCSI buffer size: 64512
Beginning DMA speed test.
Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device
communication breaks or freezes
immediately after that.
TOC Type: 3 = CD-ROM XA mode 2
Driveropts: 'burnfree'
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 5
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'HL-DT-ST'
Identification : 'CD-RW GCE-8080N '
Revision : '2.06'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
Current: 0x0009 (CD-R)
Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW)
Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R) (current)
Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM)
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : MMC-2 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P
SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R
Drive buf size : 1007616 = 984 KB
FIFO size : 12582912 = 12288 KB
/usr/bin/wodim: Cannot load media.
Track 01: data 159 MB
Total size: 183 MB (18:09.48) = 81711 sectors
Lout start: 183 MB (18:11/36) = 81711 sectors
cdrecord command:
-----------------------
/usr/bin/wodim -v gracetime=2
dev=/dev/scd0 speed=8 -tao driveropts=burnfree
-overburn -multi -xa -tsize=81709s -
mkisofs
-----------------------
81709
I: -input-charset not specified,
using utf-8 (detected in locale settings)
Using IMG_0639B000.JPG;1 for
Pictures/Niagara Falls,
August, 25 2007/IMG_0639B.jpg (IMG_0639B.JPG)
mkisofs calculate size command:
-----------------------
/usr/bin/genisoimage -gui -graft-points
-print-size -quiet
-volid Ebooks -volset -appid K3B
THE CD KREATOR (C) 1998-2006 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher
-preparer -sysid LINUX
-volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1
-sort /tmp/kde-root/k3bgH2TNa.tmp
-rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-root/k3bKSVEra.tmp
-joliet -joliet-long -hide-joliet-list
/tmp/kde-root/k3bIVGBQa.tmp -no-cache-inodes
-full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-root/k3bnAMYob.tmp
mkisofs command:
-----------------------
/usr/bin/genisoimage -gui -graft-points -volid
Ebooks -volset -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR (C)
1998-2006 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher -preparer -sysid LINUX
-volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-root/k3b0JPKpc.tmp -rational-rock
-hide-list /tmp/kde-root/k3b5DzpDb.tmp -joliet
-joliet-long -hide-joliet-list /tmp/kde-root/k3bK3xFAa.tmp
-no-cache-inodes -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-root/k3beuHDWa.tmp
Maybe I should try installing a later version from the website? Or reinstalling this application? I have done 2 version upgrades to Feisty, so maybe something happened along the way. I never tried to burn a cd before this, so I don't know if it ever worked.
Well seems u should upgrade your K3B. As for the output, i m no expert, but I did get an error due to permission issues, which I thought could have been ur problem.
Just for comparison, I downloaded a trial version of Nero Linux 3. This program burned with no problems, so I know at least it is not a problem with my hardware.
I am trying to figure out the whole cdrom thing here - I have a folder: /media/cdrom, which I originally thought was the right thing to choose for backing up to cd in another program, Keep. Instead Keep just dumped the backup files in this folder. I know from the Kubuntu configuration menus that my writer drive is listed as /dev/scd0. But in Keep, I couldn't find a way to point to this.
Since I seem to have issues with my cdrom in both K3b and Keep, I suspect that I am missing some vital understanding of how linux handles these devices. Maybe if I understood that better, I could troubleshoot K3b. With Keep, I think I just don't know how to tell it to burn to cdrom. I am researching that now - probably will find out it is easy...
Well, I have read somewhere on this site that Dell boxes sometimes have unusual hardware. Even though the 2.6 linux kernel is a major breakthrough in hardware issues, this may be something unresolved. Since I presume that your hardware is old and out of production, i also suspect that linux may be dropping support for older hardware.
BTW I am on a 4 year old Compaq presario laptop. But I dont have any issues.
If your Nero trial version is working, just be happy about it.
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