K3b permissions issues.

[Gabriel Dragffy]

Seems to be some output from K3b, it doesn't mean much to me but if someone is 
able to browse through it I'd be much obliged. Please note I have tried this 
with KDE 3.4.3 and 3.5.2 with the same results.

System
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K3b Version: 0.12.7

KDE Version: 3.4.3
QT Version:  3.3.4
Kernel:      2.6.12-10-686
Devices
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SONY DVD RW DW-D56A PFS3 (/dev/hdb, ) at /media/cdrom0 [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]

LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS08 (/dev/scd0, ) at  [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; 
DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD-R DL; DVD+R; DVD+RW; DVD+R DL] [DVD-ROM; DVD-R Sequential; 
DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential; DVD-R Dual Layer Jump; 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; Layer Jump]
Used versions
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cdrecord: 2.1.1a01

cdrecord command:
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/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord.mmap -v gracetime=2 dev=1,0,0 speed=4 -tao 
driveropts=burnfree -eject blank=fast -force 

cdrecord
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/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: Warning: Running on Linux-2.6.12-10-686

/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: There are unsettled issues with Linux-2.5 and newer.
/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: If you have unexpected problems, please try Linux-2.4 
or Solaris.
/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: Operation not permitted. WARNING: Cannot set 
RR-scheduler
/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: Permission denied. WARNING: Cannot set priority using 
setpriority().
/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: WARNING: This causes a high risk for buffer underruns.
scsidev: '1,0,0'
scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 
second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 
second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 
second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 
second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 
second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 
second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 
second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 
second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 
second.
Error trying to open /dev/sg0 exclusively (Permission denied)... retrying in 1 
second.
/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: Permission denied. Cannot open '/dev/sg0'. Cannot open 
SCSI driver.
/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'. Make sure 
you are root.
/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: For possible transport specifiers try 'cdrecord 
dev=help'.
/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: 
/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: For more information, install the cdrtools-doc
/usr/bin/X11/cdrecord: package and 
read /usr/share/doc/cdrecord/README.ATAPI.setup .
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01.01a01 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Joerg 
Schilling
NOTE: this version of cdrecord is an inofficial (modified) release of cdrecord
      and thus may have bugs that are not present in the original version.
      Please send bug reports and support requests to 
<cdrtools at packages.debian.org>.
      The original author should not be bothered with problems of this 
version.
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM




On Friday 05 May 2006 21:20, Gabriel Dragffy wrote:
> I have been happily burning DVDs and CDs using K3b and my laptop's burner.
> Recently the hardware has broken so I got an internal LiteOn DVD burner
> (one for a desktop PC), and put it in an external USB housing. I connect it
> and it is recognized and auto mounted as sd0 or whatever. It works
> absolutely wonderfully for everything from reading a CD to writing a DL
> DVD...  except oftentimes when I press the burn button in K3b it tells me I
> don't have the permissions and I should correct it by running K3b setup. So
> I run this and it doesn't really change any settings and so K3b still gives
> me the same message. Even restarting the computer doesn't solve it and
> sometimes if I tinker long enough it works again. I can completely bypass
> the error by starting K3b as root, but I don't particularly like this or
> even consider it a solution.
>
> Hoping someone can offer a better solution please?
>
> Regards,
> Gabe