DVD-Writer issues Ubuntu Linux

[Karl F. Larsen]

Frans wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:06:27 -0700, Lou Katz wrote:
>
>   
>> I am running K3b 1.0.5 and Ubuntu 8.10. 8 times out of 10, when creating
>> a new data DVD with the above, the verify function fails. About half of
>> that time, after ejecting the completed DVD it fails to reload it to do
>> the verify. If I manually reload the DVD, K3b just sits there and never
>> starts the verify. The other half of the time K3b does reload the DVD,
>> but again, just hangs and never starts the verify. Quitting out of the
>> task works, but the disk remains unverified.
>>
>> About 2 times out of 10 it all works. This seems to be independent of
>> which DVD burner I am using, as it happens on several machines with
>> several different burners (including machines with more than one
>> burner).
>>
>> Color me confused
>>     
>
> Looks like this bug:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/k3b/+bug/114758
>
> On my Ubuntu 8.04 system
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/k3b/+bug/114758/comments/13
> seems to work.
>
> Good luck!
>
>     -Frans
>
>
>   
    Try the Gnome cd/dvd writer. I use it all the time with good 
results. It is in the Places tab.

Karl

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