Need help with K3B not seeing DVD/CDROM

M$ISBS · 11-07-2006, 09:05 PM

When I try to run K3B setup and enter my root password it will not accept it and I keep getting this message in console, then when I try to point K3B to my CDROM it does not want to see it.

k3b: CRITICAL
k3b: PROBLEM: cdrdao will be run without root privileges
k3b: DETAILS: It is highly recommended to configure cdrdao to run with root pr
ivileges to increase the overall stability of the burning process.
k3b: SOLUTION: Use K3bSetup to solve this problem.
k3b:
kdesu: WARNING: Daemon not safe (not sgid), not using it.
kdesu (kdelibs): [process.cpp:263] Running `/bin/su'
kdesu (kdelibs): [su.cpp:193] Read line <Password: >
kio (KDirWatch): KDirWatch-1 emitting dirty /home/99f150

K3B says to enter root password to enter setup, but when I do, nothing happens. It might be a permissions problem but I dont know. Anyone have any idea?

samac · 11-08-2006, 03:44 AM

Is your user in the group `wheel`? If not add that group to your user and try again.

samac

Old_Fogie · 11-08-2006, 04:07 AM

Did you click 'apply' to make the changes in the 'k3bsetup'?

Make sure that you are at least in user, cdrom group as a minimum, that took care of it for me.

K3b needs to alter some of slackware's default permissions. It does also offer the option to make a burning group should you so desire.

erickFis · 11-08-2006, 01:58 PM

This happened with me too.

The solution: just add the user to the groups cdrom, disk and burning,
and you wont have this sort of problems anymore.

happy skacking!

Bruce Hill · 11-08-2006, 05:12 PM

Of the groups mentioned, cdrom is the only one that I
have my user in, and iirc the only one that matters
for K3B. I don't have a burning group on any computer
in my LAN, or that I've built; and I've been using
Slackware since version 9.0. I don't know about with
Slackware 11.0, but with previous versions, if the
CD/DVD didn't have correct perms, K3B told you and
made a suggestion of what to do. Which should be a
function of a properly coded GUI config app.

After reading your thread I ran k3bsetup on a fresh
Slackware 11.0 install. I immediately got a cdrdao
error, which asked me to login as root. I did so, and
after perhaps 10 seconds the K3B window popped up to
have me select the speed of my burning device. I did
so, and did not change anything to do with the group
information in that dialog window.

Though I normally use CLI for burning CD/DVD/VCDs, I
decided to test K3B to see how it works.

First, I chose a CD which I wanted to archive. With
K3B I chose the Copy CD option, but only made an
image rather than copying from one drive to another.
It worked fine, and this is the K3B debugging output:

Code:

System
-----------------------
K3b Version: 0.12.17

KDE Version: 3.5.4
QT Version:  3.3.7
Kernel:      2.6.18.2
Devices
-----------------------
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552U US06 (/dev/hdc, ) at /dvd2 [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD+R; DVD+RW; DVD+R DL] [DVD-ROM; DVD-R Sequential; DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite; DVD-RW Sequential; DVD+RW; DVD+R; DVD+R Double Layer; CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R96P; SAO/R96R; RAW/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R; Restricted Overwrite]

Next, I got a blank CD and made a copy, so we can use
this CD without concern of scratching. Using Tools >
Burn CD Image, this was the debugging output:

Code:

System
-----------------------
K3b Version: 0.12.17

KDE Version: 3.5.4
QT Version:  3.3.7
Kernel:      2.6.18.2
Devices
-----------------------
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552U US06 (/dev/hdc, ) at /dvd2 [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD+R; DVD+RW; DVD+R DL] [DVD-ROM; DVD-R Sequential; DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite; DVD-RW Sequential; DVD+RW; DVD+R; DVD+R Double Layer; CD-ROM; CD-R; CD-RW] [SAO; TAO; RAW; SAO/R96P; SAO/R96R; RAW/R16; RAW/R96P; RAW/R96R; Restricted Overwrite]

Used versions
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cdrecord: 2.1

cdrecord
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/usr/bin/cdrecord: Warning: Running on Linux-2.6.18.2
/usr/bin/cdrecord: There are unsettled issues with Linux-2.5 and newer.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: If you have unexpected problems, please try Linux-2.4 or Solaris.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Cannot allocate memory. WARNING: Cannot do mlockall(2).
/usr/bin/cdrecord: WARNING: This causes a high risk for buffer underruns.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Operation not permitted. WARNING: Cannot set RR-scheduler
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Permission denied. WARNING: Cannot set priority using setpriority().
/usr/bin/cdrecord: WARNING: This causes a high risk for buffer underruns.
scsidev: '/dev/hdc'
devname: '/dev/hdc'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Warning: Open by 'devname' is unintentional and not supported.
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
SCSI buffer size: 64512
/usr/bin/cdrecord: This version of cdrecord does not include DVD-R/DVD-RW support code.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: If you need DVD-R/DVD-RW support, ask the Author for cdrecord-ProDVD.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Free test versions and free keys for personal use are at ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
Driveropts: 'burnfree'
atapi: 1
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   : 
Vendor_info    : 'TSSTcorp'
Identifikation : 'CD/DVDW TS-H552U'
Revision       : 'US06'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
Current: 0x0009
Profile: 0x002B 
Profile: 0x001B 
Profile: 0x001A 
Profile: 0x0014 
Profile: 0x0013 
Profile: 0x0011 
Profile: 0x0010 
Profile: 0x000A 
Profile: 0x0009 (current)
Profile: 0x0008 
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE 
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R
Drive buf size : 1968384 = 1922 KB
FIFO size      : 4194304 = 4096 KB
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Operation not permitted. WARNING: Cannot set RR-scheduler
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Permission denied. WARNING: Cannot set priority using setpriority().
/usr/bin/cdrecord: WARNING: This causes a high risk for buffer underruns.
Track 01: data   108 MB        
Total size:      124 MB (12:22.38) = 55679 sectors
Lout start:      125 MB (12:24/29) = 55679 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP info from disk:
  Indicated writing power: 5
  Is not unrestricted
  Is not erasable
  Disk sub type: Medium Type B, low Beta category (B-) (4)
  ATIP start of lead in:  -11607 (97:27/18)
  ATIP start of lead out: 359849 (79:59/74)
Disk type:    Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar)
Manuf. index: 18
Manufacturer: Plasmon Data systems Ltd.
Blocks total: 359849 Blocks current: 359849 Blocks remaining: 304170
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 40 in real SAO mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 2 seconds.
   1 seconds.
   0 seconds.
 Operation starts.
Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
BURN-Free is OFF.
Turning BURN-Free on
Performing OPC...
Sending CUE sheet...
/usr/bin/cdrecord: WARNING: Drive returns wrong startsec (0) using -150
Writing pregap for track 1 at -150
Starting new track at sector: 0
Track 01:    0 of  108 MB written.
Track 01:    1 of  108 MB written (fifo  96%) [buf  96%]   2.7x.
Track 01:    2 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]   0.9x.
Track 01:    3 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  21.8x.
Track 01:    4 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  21.1x.
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Track 01:   10 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  21.4x.
Track 01:   11 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  22.1x.
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Track 01:   23 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  22.6x.
Track 01:   24 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  22.0x.
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Track 01:   30 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  22.2x.
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Track 01:   32 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  22.3x.
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Track 01:   35 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  23.1x.
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Track 01:   39 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  23.2x.
Track 01:   40 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  24.0x.
Track 01:   41 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  23.3x.
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Track 01:   44 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  24.2x.
Track 01:   45 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  23.4x.
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Track 01:   52 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  24.4x.
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Track 01:   54 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  24.5x.
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Track 01:   56 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  24.5x.
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Track 01:   58 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  24.6x.
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Track 01:   61 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  24.0x.
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Track 01:   64 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  24.8x.
Track 01:   65 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.6x.
Track 01:   66 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  24.9x.
Track 01:   67 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.7x.
Track 01:   68 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  24.9x.
Track 01:   69 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.7x.
Track 01:   70 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.0x.
Track 01:   71 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.8x.
Track 01:   72 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  25.1x.
Track 01:   73 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.9x.
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Track 01:   75 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.9x.
Track 01:   76 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.2x.
Track 01:   77 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  26.0x.
Track 01:   78 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.2x.
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Track 01:   80 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  25.3x.
Track 01:   81 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  26.1x.
Track 01:   82 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.3x.
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Track 01:   84 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.4x.
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Track 01:   90 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  25.6x.
Track 01:   91 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  26.4x.
Track 01:   92 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  25.6x.
Track 01:   93 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  26.4x.
Track 01:   94 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  25.7x.
Track 01:   95 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  26.5x.
Track 01:   96 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  27.4x.
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Track 01:   98 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  27.4x.
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Track 01:  100 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  27.4x.
Track 01:  101 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  26.6x.
Track 01:  102 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf  99%]  27.4x.
Track 01:  103 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  26.8x.
Track 01:  104 of  108 MB written (fifo  98%) [buf 100%]  27.6x.
Track 01:  105 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  26.7x.
Track 01:  106 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  27.6x.
Track 01:  107 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  26.7x.
Track 01:  108 of  108 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 100%]  27.6x.
Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 114030592/114030592 (55679 sectors).
Writing  time:   47.667s
Average write speed  17.7x.
Min drive buffer fill was 99%
Fixating...
Fixating time:    9.786s
/usr/bin/cdrecord: fifo had 1797 puts and 1797 gets.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 1435 times full, min fill was 87%.
BURN-Free was never needed.

cdrecord command:
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/usr/bin/cdrecord -v gracetime=2 dev=/dev/hdc speed=40 -dao driveropts=burnfree -eject -data /server2/ISO/Rosetta-Stone-application.iso

To burn the same CD in CLI, I use this command:

Code:

cdrecord -v -eject driveropts=burnfree dev=/dev/hda /path/to/file.iso

It burns faster than in K3B, and uses less resources than the GUI.
And with the 2.6 kernel I burn as a normal user, not root.

M$ISBS · 11-08-2006, 09:55 PM

Ok, thanks for the info, k3b now sees the writer but now I get an error saying cannot find growiso executable....What does that mean?

M$ISBS · 11-08-2006, 09:56 PM

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M$ISBS · 11-09-2006, 08:08 PM

Anyone have an idea of what " cannot find growiso executable " means?
I have already installed DVD-tools.

Bruce Hill · 11-09-2006, 08:18 PM

Code:

mingdao@silas:~$ whereis growisofs
growisofs: /usr/bin/growisofs /usr/man/man1/growisofs.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/growisofs.1.gz
mingdao@silas:~$ ls -lh /usr/bin/growisofs
-rws--x--x 1 root root 77K 2006-02-20 08:01 /usr/bin/growisofs*

M$ISBS · 11-10-2006, 06:06 AM

I fixed the growiso problem, but now k3b does not see the writer

I have added the user to all groups and that does nothing. I keep getting this same error.

mount:could not determine filesystem type and non was specified.

I did dmesg | tail and it shows this:

bash-3.1# dmesg | tail
ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0)
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 0
FAT: unable to read boot sector
UMSDOS: msdos_read_super failed, mount aborted.
ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0)
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 0
FAT: unable to read boot sector
ide-scsi: hdc: unsupported command in request queue (0)
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 64
isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=16:00, iso_blknum=16, block=32

any hints as to why I keep getting these messages?

simcox1 · 11-10-2006, 06:26 AM

What kernel are you using? If 2.4 then you need to add this to your /etc/lilo.conf.

append="hdc=ide-scsi"

That goes at the top just under the start of the global section. It may already be there. The other thing to check is where /dev/cdrom is linked to. Issue this command:

ls -l /dev/cdrom

If the output is /dev/hdc or similar, you may need to change the symlink. So issue this as root:

rm /dev/cdrom

and then this:

ln -s /dev/sr0 /dev/cdrom

This is all only relevant if you're using the 2.4 kernel and not the 2.6 kernel.

M$ISBS · 11-11-2006, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simcox1

What kernel are you using? If 2.4 then you need to add this to your /etc/lilo.conf.

append="hdc=ide-scsi"

That goes at the top just under the start of the global section. It may already be there. The other thing to check is where /dev/cdrom is linked to. Issue this command:

ls -l /dev/cdrom

If the output is /dev/hdc or similar, you may need to change the symlink. So issue this as root:

rm /dev/cdrom

and then this:

ln -s /dev/sr0 /dev/cdrom

This is all only relevant if you're using the 2.4 kernel and not the 2.6 kernel.

Thank you very much, that did the trick.