DVD burning problem
Bill Davidsen
davidsen at tmr.com
Tue Feb 24 21:00:10 UTC 2009
Croombe F. Pensom wrote:
> I have been requested for more system details which follow :
> I am running Fedora 10 on an Asus system using a Pentium E5200 dual
> core. My CD/DVD is an LG Super Multi GSA-H55.
> When I try to burn a DVD using K3b, I get a request to insert a blank
> DVD into the drive : I do so but I still get that message and the
> ability to continue is grayed out.
> The curious thing about all this is the fact that I've used this drive
> before now and successfully burnt DVDs (but maybe under an earlier
> Fedora, I can't remember now!).
> CroombeFP
Have you tried using the burn program from the command line? The GUI used to
just call the real program to do the work, and may have its own issues.
Easier to help if we isolate the point of the problem. If a "blank DVD" icon
pops up on your desktop it often means the window manager automount has taken
the device away from the burner program. It used to be enough to tell it not to
mount, play, etc, any media. Now it seems it has been "improved" and you need to
edit files with vi to keep it from doing that. Windows mentality, do everything
the way we think is best.
Try leaving the tray open when you run the program, the command line program
which does the work should close the tray and grab the device properly.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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