Cannot burn DVD with k3b

[Robert Parker]

On 1/21/07, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
>
> Robert Parker wrote:
>
> BS. Every time somebody complains about k3b, the problem is in the
> backends.
> Very rarely is it a DVD problem, anyway - the problems usually stem from
> cdrecord, which is always problematic.


Maybe it is these days, it never was in the past.

> does finally (if you ever get it working that is) is to invoke growisofs
> > to burn your dvd anyway.
>
> Yeah, so then why do you think there's a problem with k3b?


The reason I think there is a problem with K3b is that:
1. It is unnecessary.
2. There are many posts on list about problems with it.
3. I never managed to find any problem at all using growisofs manually.


I don't plan to
> make backups by manually invoking a command line program with stupid
> undocumented options like "use-the-force-luke".


Neither do I. If it's undocumented how did you find out about it?

K3b _worked_ for Dotan - it was growisofs that failed.


So K3b can find a way to make a program that just works fail.

Bob
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