[NTLUG:Discuss] DVD writing problems.

[william jones]

--- On Sun, 9/7/08, Steve Baker <steve at sjbaker.org> wrote:
From: Steve Baker <steve at sjbaker.org>
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] DVD writing problems.
To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 3:45 PM

Alvin Goats wrote:
> I've experienced someting similar. Here's what happens:
>
> When I first try to do something, it shows that it is trying to burn to 
> /dev/hdc (this is the correct device).
>
> Nothing works.
>
> Clicking on the selector to the right (down arrow) shows me:
>
> PIONEER DVR-113NP (/dev/hdc)
>
> If I select THIS, everything works from DVD-RAM, DVD+/- R DL, DVD+/-RW, 
> DVD+/-R as well as CD-R and CD-RW.
>   
Nope - that doesn't seem to do anything.

If you are referring to the dropdown box in the icon bar of the main 
application
window, it starts up saying:

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-116D (/dev/hdc)

...and clicking on the drop-down box doesn't change that.


Thanks for trying!

   -- Steve.

My own answer to this problem, using a Plextor drive with Debian 
4.0, was covered early in the thread.  I put the command k3b on 
the command line of a root terminal.  K3b came up on my desktop 
and saw and burned a DVD for me.  I had to be root to make it 
work.  A regular user got only a greyed out start button at
burn time.

William L. Jones 


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