On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:16:54 -0600 Rthoreau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> <snip>
>
> > Rodney D. Myers wrote:
>
> > 2.6.8 have known problems with writing cd's, so I would "assume" it
> > would aslo have problems writing dvd's.
> >
> > Either upgrade to 2.6.9 or downgrade to 2.6.7, and try to burn the >
> > dvd's.
>
> Just installed K3b as a test, came up with the same bug, K3b does not
> detect dvd+rw-tools, then used dpkg --purge to purge dvd+rw-tools and
> reinstalled it, same problem. Seems like K3b is buggy, will wait to
> file bug report, in case first poster wants to. Kernel version 2.6.7.
> :uname -a Linux Raiz-mpx 2.6.7-mpx #1 SMP Tue Aug 10 09:58:16 CDT 2004
> i686 GNU/Linux
> kernel compiled from debian source.
>
> From K3b, Unable to find dvd+rw-format executable
> K3b uses dvd+rw-format to format DVD-RWs and DVD+RWs.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/bin$ whereis dvd+rw-format
> dvd+rw-format: /usr/bin/dvd+rw-format
>
> Looks like everything else can find it except K3b.
>
> As stated else where, I do not thing the problem is burning the files,
> but it is erasing the disc if its a dvd+-rw with K3b, I seem to
> remember having similar problems with K3b some time ago might of been
> an early version maybe a year ago. I think I know what it was, it
> totally screwed up my /etc/fstab file, once I fixed it by hand, and
> did not let K3b setup use it again, still could not detect my cdrw
> right, even though I used the other options in K3b.
>
> Rthoreau
When I was running Libranet, debian derivative, it was noted that
sometimes the permissions on some of the executables were not being set
correctly.
I don't have a dvd player/burner, so I'm not sure what they should be,
though someone else may be able to offer that info.
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