Bugzilla Bug 189128

I have similar problem with k3b 1.0.x (I tried several version with same
results) burning DVD+-R (DVD+-RW are burnt smoothly without any problems)

Sometimes (couldn't find pattern) k3b ruins first one or two DVDs (after
starting the system).

If k3b burns DVD properly, then every time it can't eject it and rarely crashes
trying to eject. I can eject DVD only by pressing button on the front panel.
Trying "eject" freezes and unfreezes system in loop but without desired effect.
More to say - if I manually eject the DVD, drive is unusable. Next DVD (or CD)
is not detected. I have to quit k3b and "hdparm -w /dev/dvd". If I reset the
drive with k3b running, nothing happens (sometimes system freezes perpetually
like with "eject" above). Sometimes even that does not help and I have to do a
reboot.

As I said before, DVD-/+RW are handled properly - they are correctly ejected
after burning and the drive is still usable. CDs are not affected and handled
properly.

Right now I'm trying to figure out if USE="-hal" will help anything.

Previous kernel versions also had this problem.

I'm using cdrkit-1.1.6, dvd+rw-tools-7.0



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
burn DVD with k3b-1.0.x

Actual Results:  
DVD does not eject, drive unusable, needs "hdparm -w" or reboot.

Expected Results:  
Eject DVD properly, do not block drive.

==
Portage 2.1.2.11 (default-linux/x86/2007.0, gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.5-r4,
2.6.21-gentoo-r4 i686)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.6.21-gentoo-r4 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+
Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9
Timestamp of tree: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:30:10 +0000
dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.33-r1
dev-lang/python:     2.4.4-r4
dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r6
sys-apps/sandbox:    1.2.17
sys-devel/autoconf:  2.13, 2.61
sys-devel/automake:  1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10
sys-devel/binutils:  2.17
sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.16
sys-devel/libtool:   1.5.23b
virtual/os-headers:  2.6.21
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86"
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config
/usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/gconf /etc/revdep-rebuild
/etc/splash /etc/terminfo"
CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=athlon-xp -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="ccache distlocks metadata-transfer parallel-fetch sandbox sfperms
strict"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.prz.rzeszow.pl
ftp:///ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/gentoo/"
LANG="pl_PL.UTF-8"
LC_ALL="pl_PL.UTF-8"
LINGUAS="pl en"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress
--force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180
--exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages
--filter=H_**/files/digest-*"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="3dnow X acl acpi alsa bash-completion berkdb bindist bitmap-fonts bzip2
cdr cli cracklib crypt cups curl dbus dri dvd dvdr dvdread fortran gdbm gif gpm
gtk hal iconv ipv6 isdnlog jpeg midi mmap mmx mudflap ncurses nls nptl nptlonly
nvidia opengl openmp pam pcre pdf perl png posix pppd python readline
reflection session spl sse ssl svg tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts
type1-fonts udev unicode usb v4l vcd vorbis x86 xinerama xml xorg xv xvid zlib"
ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt87x ca0106 cmipci emu10k1
emu10k1x ens1370 ens1371 es1938 es1968 fm801 hda-intel intel8x0 intel8x0m
maestro3 trident usb-audio via82xx via82xx-modem ymfpci"
ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file
hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mulaw multi null plug rate route
share shm softvol" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse" KERNEL="linux"
LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses
text" LINGUAS="pl en" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia nv vesa fbdev"
Unset:  CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LDFLAGS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS,
PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS
==

Drive: Plextor PX-755A

I've contacted upstream about this.

k3b-1.0.4 has been released. Is this problem still present in the new version?

(In reply to comment #3)
I still experience this problem with k3b-1.0.4

Maybe it sounds like a stupid question, but do you have this problem with
0.12.17?

Did you try to burn DVDs from console just using growisofs? As I see k3b is
just frontend to command line utils like growisofs, mkisofs etc. So the problem
can be on the lower layer.

No response and it works for me.

I also have problems with k3b-1.0.4.

Created an attachment (id=141502) [details]
The stdout when the problem of ejecting occurs

This is the logging that I get in my xterm when I try to verify a data-DVD.
I have pressed the eject button on the DVD-writer and inserted the DVD again,
but after that it started to produce the ScsiCommand failed texts.