Hello,

I have been having a terrible time with k3b over the last four days on my Lenov 3000 N100 laptop (core 2 duo, 1GB, 94GM).

It did its job the first couple of times and then just refused to burn anymore. Once in a while it burns (I texperiment with the same files) but 99% of the time it dosent. I have tried as a normal user and also as root. Nothing works!!

The messages is either:

"Input/Output error. Not necessarily serious"

OR

"Could not determine size of resulting image file.


The hardware is probably ok because I can burn with gnome cd/dvd-creator

I report my last set of experiments on a CD-RW with data cd project as root.

Data cd project on a Fresh CD-RW as root :
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Result: Input/Output error
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Debugging info:

System
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K3b Version: 0.12.14

KDE Version: 3.5.1 Level "a"
QT Version: 3.3.5
Kernel: 2.6.16.21-0.8-smp
Devices
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HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GMA-4082N HA01 (/dev/sr0, /dev/sg1) at [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD-RAM; 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-RAM; 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]

K3b
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Size of filesystem calculated: 37095

Used versions
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cdrecord: 2.1

cdrecord
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scsidev: '1,0,0'
scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.33
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport code version (okir@suse.de-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.83-resmgr-patch '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c 1.83 04/05/20 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling').
SCSI buffer size: 64512
/usr/bin/cdrecord: This version of cdrecord does not include DVD-R/DVD-RW support code.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: If you need DVD-R/DVD-RW support, ask the Author for cdrecord-ProDVD.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Free test versions and free keys for personal use are at ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (x86_64-suse-linux) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg Schilling
Note: This version is an unofficial (modified) version
Note: and therefore may have bugs that are not present in the original.
Note: Please send bug reports or support requests to http://bugs.opensuse.org/
Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered with problems in this version.
TOC Type: 3 = CD-ROM XA mode 2
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
Driveropts: 'burnfree'
atapi: 1
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 5
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'HL-DT-ST'
Identifikation : 'DVDRAM GMA-4082N'
Revision : 'HA01'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
Current: 0x000A
Profile: 0x0012
Profile: 0x0011
Profile: 0x0015
Profile: 0x0014
Profile: 0x0013
Profile: 0x001A
Profile: 0x001B
Profile: 0x002B
Profile: 0x0010
Profile: 0x0009
Profile: 0x000A (current)
Profile: 0x0008
Profile: 0x0002
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R
Drive buf size : 1053696 = 1029 KB
Drive DMA Speed: 13301 kB/s 75x CD 9x DVD
FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB
Track 01: data 72 MB
Total size: 83 MB (08:14.62) = 37097 sectors
Lout start: 83 MB (08:16/47) = 37097 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP info from disk:
Indicated writing power: 2
Reference speed: 6
Is not unrestricted
Is erasable
Disk sub type: High speed Rewritable (CAV) media (1)
ATIP start of lead in: -12900 (97:10/00)
ATIP start of lead out: 359849 (79:59/74)
1T speed low: 4 1T speed high: 10
2T speed low: 4 2T speed high: 0 (reserved val 6)
power mult factor: 1 5
recommended erase/write power: 5
A1 values: 24 1A D8
A2 values: 26 B2 48
Disk type: unknown dye (reserved id code)
Manuf. index: -1
Manufacturer: unknown (not in table)
Manufacturer is unknown because of the orange forum embargo.
As the orange forum likes to get money for recent information,
it may be that this media does not use illegal manufacturer coding.
Blocks total: 359849 Blocks current: 359849 Blocks remaining: 322752
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 10 in real TAO mode for multi session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 2 seconds.
1 seconds.
0 seconds. Operation starts.
Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
BURN-Free is OFF.
Turning BURN-Free on
Performing OPC...
Starting new track at sector: 0
Track 01: 0 of 72 MB written.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Input/output error. write_g1: scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: 2A 00 00 00 00 9B 00 00 1F 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 10 2A 30 06 90 21 02 00 00
Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x21 Qual 0x02 (invalid address for write) Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
resid: 63488
cmd finished after 0.020s timeout 40s
/usr/bin/cdrecord: The current problem looks like a buffer underrun.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: It looks like 'driveropts=burnfree' does not work for this drive.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Please report.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: Make sure that you are root, enable DMA and check your HW/OS set up.
write track data: error after 317440 bytes
Writing time: 15.498s
Average write speed 32.1x.
Fixating...
Fixating time: 36.758s
/usr/bin/cdrecord: fifo had 69 puts and 6 gets.
/usr/bin/cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 2 times full, min fill was 93%.

cdrecord command:
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/usr/bin/cdrecord -v gracetime=2 dev=1,0,0 speed=10 -tao driveropts=burnfree -eject -multi -xa -tsize=37095s -

mkisofs
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37095
INFO: UTF-8 character encoding detected by locale settings.
Assuming UTF-8 encoded filenames on source filesystem,
use -input-charset to override.
1.36% done, estimate finish Fri Jan 19 14:36:59 2007
2.70% done, estimate finish Fri Jan 19 14:35:46 2007
4.08% done, estimate finish Fri Jan 19 14:35:20 2007
5.43% done, estimate finish Fri Jan 19 14:35:08 2007

mkisofs command:
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/usr/bin/mkisofs -gui -graft-points -volid K3b data project -volset -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR (C) 1998-2005 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher -preparer -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-root/k3bY6MxXa.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-root/k3bQD7gBb.tmp -joliet -hide-joliet-list /tmp/kde-root/k3bcPSXDb.tmp -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path-list /tmp/kde-root/k3b0hPFnb.tmp

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On the same CD-RW as root wit multisession:

Result: Could not determine size of resulting image file.

Debugging info:

System
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K3b Version: 0.12.14

KDE Version: 3.5.1 Level "a"
QT Version: 3.3.5
Kernel: 2.6.16.21-0.8-smp
Devices
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HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GMA-4082N HA01 (/dev/sr0, /dev/sg1) at [CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM; DVD-ROM; DVD-RAM; 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-RAM; 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]

K3b
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Size of filesystem calculated: 0

mkisofs
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/usr/bin/mkisofs: **BAD RRVERSION (0) for
/usr/bin/mkisofs: **BAD RRVERSION (0) for
Rock Ridge signatures found
Rock Ridge signatures found
ISOREC:
88
00
1C
00
00
00

.
.
.
.
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XA REC: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 ........ some lines erased here (only containing 0's)
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
XA REC: .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..............
XA REC: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 .......... some lines erased here
XA REC: .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..............
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/usr/bin/mkisofs: Disabling RR / XA / AA.
/usr/bin/mkisofs: Problems with old ISO directory entry for file: ''.
/usr/bin/mkisofs: Illegal extended directory attributes found (bad XA disk?).
/usr/bin/mkisofs: Try again using the -no-rr option.
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/usr/bin/mkisofs: Disabling RR / XA / AA.
/usr/bin/mkisofs: Problems with old ISO directory entry for file: ''.
/usr/bin/mkisofs: Illegal extended directory attributes found (bad XA disk?).
/usr/bin/mkisofs: Try again using the -no-rr option.

msinfo
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0,11700

msinfo command:
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/usr/bin/cdrecord dev=1,0,0 -msinfo


Messages On terminal:
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Cannot open client
akode: Guessed format: wav
KNotify::playTimeout
KNotify::playTimeout
Cannot open client
akode: Guessed format: wav
KNotify::playTimeout
KNotify::playTimeout
Cannot open client
akode: Guessed format: xiph
KNotify::playTimeout
KNotify::playTimeout

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Thanks for reading

Tilak