Im trying to burn a DVD with my Pioneer DVR-108 FW-1.20 and every time I try to k3b gives me the following error System ----------------------- K3b Version: 0.12 KDE Version: 3.4.2 QT Version: 3.3.4 Kernel: 2.6.13-gentoo-r2 Devices ----------------------- PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108 1.20 (/dev/hda, ) at /mnt/cdrom [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] Used versions ----------------------- growisofs: 5.21 growisofs ----------------------- WARNING: /dev/hda already carries isofs! About to execute 'builtin_dd if=/home/nuke/KNOPPIX_V4.0.2DVD-2005-09-23-EN/KNOPPIX_V4.0.2DVD-2005-09-23-EN.iso of=/dev/hda obs=32k seek=0' /dev/hda: restarting DVD+RW format... /dev/hda: "Current Write Speed" is 4.1x1385KBps. :-( unable to WRITE@LBA=740h: Input/output error :-( write failed: Input/output error /dev/hda: flushing cache :-( unable to FLUSH CACHE: Input/output error /dev/hda: writing lead-out growisofs command: ----------------------- /usr/bin/growisofs -Z /dev/hda=/home/nuke/KNOPPIX_V4.0.2DVD-2005-09-23-EN/KNOPPIX_V4.0.2DVD-2005-09-23-EN.iso -use-the-force-luke=notray -use-the-force-luke=tty -dvd-compat -speed=4 My dmesg gives me this hda: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason = 0x01) hda: CHECK for good STATUS hda: cdrom_decode_status: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hda: cdrom_decode_status: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hda: cdrom_decode_status: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hda: cdrom_decode_status: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hda: cdrom_decode_status: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hda: cdrom_decode_status: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hda: cdrom_decode_status: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hda: cdrom_decode_status: error=0x40 { LastFailedSense=0x04 } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hda: DMA disabled hda: ide_intr: huh? expected NULL handler on exit hda: ATAPI reset complete hda: write_intr: bad interrupt reason 1 hda: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hda: drive not ready for command hda: status timeout: status=0xd8 { Busy } ide: failed opcode was: unknown hda: drive not ready for command hda: ATAPI reset complete Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start k3b 2. Select Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD ISO 3. Burn ISO Actual Results: k3b and dmesg gives me error. Expected Results: Burned the DVD ISO Portage 2.0.52-r1 (default-linux/amd64/2005.1, gcc-3.4.4, glibc-2.3.5-r1, 2.6.13 -gentoo-r2 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.13-gentoo-r2 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ Gentoo Base System version 1.12.0_pre8 dev-lang/python: 2.3.5, 2.4.1-r1 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.13 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r7 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16.1 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.20 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11-r2 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=k8 -O3 -pipe -ffast-math -msse3 -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share /config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown /usr/kde/3.4/env /usr/kde/3.4/share/config /usr/kd e/3.4/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/lib64/mozilla/defau lts/pref /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=k8 -O3 -pipe -ffast-math -msse3 -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoconfig distlocks sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://distfiles.gentoo.org http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/ distributions/gentoo" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X a52 aac aalib aim alsa amd64 arts avi bash-completion berkdb bitmap-fonts bzlib cdb cdr crypt cups curl dedicated dvb dvd dvdr dvdread eds emboss emul-li nux-x86 encode esd ethereal examples fam ffmpeg flac font-server foomaticdb fort ran ftp gcj gdbm gif gimpprint glut gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml imagema gick imlib ipv6 java javascript jpeg junit kde ldap lm_sensors lzw lzw-tiff mad mikmod mmap mng motif mozilla mp3 mpeg ncurses nls nocd nptl nvidia offensive og g oggvorbis openal opengl oscar oss pam pda pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline sdl slang spell ssl svg tcpd theora tiff truetype-fonts type1-fonts usb userlocales videos vorbis xine xml xml2 xmms xpm xprint xv xvid zlib userland_G NU kernel_linux elibc_glibc" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY
We really cannot fix a broken DVD writer...
I didnt think the drive itself was broken because just the otherday I was burning DVDs/CDs fine. Infact I burned a CD right before this. Well I guess ill RMA it.
According to the dmesg output, there's definitely something really wrong w/ the drive. You can try in another computer or using some livecd linux distro, but it does not look sane. Might also be just a bad cable.
I didnt get a chance to really play around with my DVD burner till today but I downloaded Nero for Linux and everything is fine, there is no dmesg at all. The only time I get this error is with some DVD ISOs(knoppix for example) and possibly some media types(maxell DVD+RW). Could this be a problem with DVD+RW/+R/-R[W] tools?
(In reply to comment #4) I don't really understand, please describe when exactly you get this error.
Whenever I burn a DVD with k3b using growisofs I get that dmesg. Sometimes it will burn the DVD fine other times it will error out. If I use Nero For Linux it burns just fine, there is no dmesg.
(In reply to comment #6) > Whenever I burn a DVD with k3b using growisofs I get that dmesg. Sometimes it > will burn the DVD fine other times it will error out. I'm sorry but something that is sometimes reproducible, sometimes not and sometimes happens with some media and not with others and with some ISOs and not with others really suggests that your hardware is not in a sane shape and randomly fails. I'd also suggest that you check the media burnt w/ Nero if they are actually readable and not faulty.
it seems to me that is a DMA problem. Try another kernel version and take a look at your BIOS. You can try to modify a few things with hdparm.
