[Bug 19778] New: Recording failed, cd trashed

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Ubuntu | serpentine

           Summary: Recording failed, cd trashed
           Product: Ubuntu
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: i386
        OS/Version: other
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: serpentine
        AssignedTo: desktop-bugs at lists.ubuntu.com
        ReportedBy: dan at ivixor.net
         QAContact: cogumbreiro at users.sf.net


Just tried to use serpentine on ubunty breezy badger.

Nice gui, but it doesn't work for me :(

I get errors like this:

GST_ERROR? Progress > 1: 123605360.0
GST_ERROR? Progress > 1: 123605360.0
GST_ERROR? Progress > 1: 97662320.0

Then the progress bar flickers back and forth a bit, then it gives me the error " 
Writing to disc failed The writing operation as started so the disc might be
unusable."

I don't mean to rant, but I don't understand how this is possible.

For several years now I have been using a simple 20-line script I created to
create audio cd's. I won't paste it all but it basically does:

mpg123 --cdr - "$I" | cdrecord speed=4 -dev=ATAPI:/dev/hdc  -audio -pad -nofix -
and
ogg123 -d au -f - "$I" | cdrecord speed=4 -dev=ATAPI:/dev/hdc  -audio -pad -nofix -
and finally:
cdrecord -dev=ATAPI:/dev/hdc -fix

Now, this incredibly simple script works for the two most common formats, and
works (albeit slowly) every time. Also, it doesn't have to copy the mp3's
anywhere, or make wav files. If there is an error, it (cdrecord) says what
happened. How 5000 lines of python can not only fail to work, but then fail to
output any problem-solving data, is a mystery to me.

Oops, I did rant a bit. Sorry :) Of course, I know, if I can come up with
something better, then I should. But someone's priorities are mixed-up here.

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