Can't read K3b burned [backup] DVD

[Branko Vukelic]

On Saturday 21 October 2006. 19:55, Nigel Ridley wrote:
> Is it a coaster? Is the problem Teac? Is there another option?
>
> TIA
>
> Nigel

Nigel,

I don't know if it's the same problem as the one I had... You kind of reminded 
me of what I had experienced. I couldn't get the ASUS DVD+/-RW drive to write 
DVDs. It turned out that the drive itself was broken and replacing it fixed 
the prob. I almost hated Linux back then. Turns out it was the drive's 
fault. ;) If you can write (at present, that is) under other distros, then 
it's Kubuntu (not so likely, tho, since many people seem to be able to burn 
without problems). Otherwise, I'd get me a new drive.

If you want to see if the drive can burn under other distros, and don't have 
one installed, try Puppy Linux or somesuch small LiveCD distro that supports 
running completely in RAM (so you can eject the CD).