K3B Detect CD but won't burn

jagman026 · 10-17-2006, 02:01 PM

Any help would be appreciated.

I installed Mandriva 2006. everything work fine except that the system will mount the cd. i can read but will not burn. when booting it read that /dev/hdd does not exist. i have tried /dev/cdrom , /dev/media with no luck. this is my fsatb :

dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults 1 1
/dev/hda6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2
/dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0022,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,auto,ro,exec,users 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0

by the way i have also try : /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0

thank you.

St.Jimmy · 10-17-2006, 03:29 PM

K3B won't burn to mounted media, if it detects it, um mount and burn. If it doesn't, you have larger problems.

Emmanuel_uk · 10-18-2006, 02:06 AM

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if it detects it, um mount and burn

I do not see how a blank media can be mounted, can it?

sound like you need to run k3bsetup,
also try as root user to run k3b, you might have a burning group
and the main user not being part of it (so it is denied burning)

Quote:

when booting it read that /dev/hdd does not exist

That sound strange
have you got 2 cd/dvd players?
If you have only one, it is likely to be /dev/hdc

jagman026 · 10-19-2006, 05:16 PM

I have tried to run it as root with no luck. I only have one drive. The strange thing is if mandriva need to install a package the cd drive open and copy the file with no problem. when i run k3b the cd make and model showed at the main window. That's means that it detect it. but when i tried to burn an mp3 or ISO the burn button doesn't work.

courtrrb · 10-19-2006, 05:26 PM

I had the same problem: Here what I did to fix it.
Start k3b. Under Settings>Configure k3b.
When the dialog box comes up setect Writing. Then the Advance tab.
Set the Manual writting buffer swicth at a minimum. I increased mine to 10Meg (I have a gig in my system)
Do an apply then ok.
Burning should work now. I've been able to burn DVD's that wouldn't burn under 2006.

jagman026 · 10-19-2006, 10:27 PM

Sorry courtrrb it didn't work, when i click on burn i get the message : K3B did not find a suitable writer. even it's showing right in k3b main screen it's like it's not even there. I even eject my cd k3b. i have read somewhere about a package called " k3b-mp3 " would i need to install that for mandriva 2006.