k3b refusing to burn a disk

Fri Jan 2 15:24:52 UTC 2009

2009/1/2 nepal <nepal.roade at googlemail.com>:
> I am using 8.04 with all updates.
>
> Whenever I try to burn a data cd or dvd k3b at some point will
> eventually halt and display an error
>
> "cdrecord has no permission to open the device"
>
> which device this refers to remains a mystery (at least to me)
>
> here is the debug output
>
> =======================================
> System
> -----------------------
> K3b Version: 1.0.4
>
> KDE Version: 3.5.10
> QT Version:  3.3.8b
> Kernel:      2.6.24-22-generic
> Devices
> -----------------------
> SONY CDU4811 PY0A (/dev/scd1, ) [CD-ROM] [Error] [None]
>
> PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-112D 1.15 (/dev/scd0, ) [CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM,
> DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL] [DVD-ROM,
> DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump,
> DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R
> Dual Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R,
> RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R, Restricted Overwrite, Layer Jump]
> K3bIsoImager
> -----------------------
> mkisofs print size result: 144685 (296314880 bytes)
> Pipe throughput: 12306432 bytes read, 12290816 bytes written.
>
> Used versions
> -----------------------
> mkisofs: 1.1.6
> cdrecord: 1.1.6
>
> cdrecord
> -----------------------
> /usr/bin/wodim: Operation not permitted. Warning: Cannot raise
> RLIMIT_MEMLOCK limits.scsidev: '/dev/scd0'
> devname: '/dev/scd0'
> scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
> Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
> Wodim version: 1.1.6
> SCSI buffer size: 64512
> Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if
> device
> communication breaks or freezes immediately after that.
> TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
> Driveropts: 'burnfree'
> Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
> Version        : 5
> Response Format: 2
> Capabilities   :
> Vendor_info    : 'PIONEER '
> Identification : 'DVD-RW  DVR-112D'
> Revision       : '1.15'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
> Current: 0x000A (CD-RW)
> Profile: 0x002B (DVD+R/DL)
> Profile: 0x001B (DVD+R)
> Profile: 0x001A (DVD+RW)
> Profile: 0x0016 (DVD-R/DL layer jump recording)
> Profile: 0x0015 (DVD-R/DL sequential recording)
> Profile: 0x0014 (DVD-RW sequential recording)
> Profile: 0x0013 (DVD-RW restricted overwrite)
> Profile: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording)
> Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)
> Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW) (current)
> Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R) (current)
> Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM)
> Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
> Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
> Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P
> RAW/R96R
> Drive buf size : 1267712 = 1238 KB
> FIFO size      : 12582912 = 12288 KB
> Speed set to 4233 KB/s
> Track 01: data   282 MB
> Total size:      324 MB (32:09.13) = 144685 sectors
> Lout start:      324 MB (32:11/10) = 144685 sectors
> Current Secsize: 2048
> ATIP info from disk:
>  Indicated writing power: 1
>  Reference speed: 0
>  Is not unrestricted
>  Is erasable
>  Disk sub type: Ultra High speed Rewritable media (2)
>  ATIP start of lead in:  -11076 (97:34/24)
>  ATIP start of lead out: 336075 (74:43/00)
>  1T speed low: 16 1T speed high: 16
>  2T speed low:  8 2T speed high: 24
>  power mult factor: 4 5
>  recommended erase/write power: 1
>  A1 values: 66 4A 99
>  A2 values: 38 80 00
>  A3 values: 04 C4 A0
> Disk type:    Phase change
> Manuf. index: 11
> Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
> Blocks total: 336075 Blocks current: 336075 Blocks remaining: 191390
> Starting to write CD/DVD at speed  24.0 in real SAO mode for single
> session.
> Last chance to quit, starting real write in  2 seconds.
>   1 seconds.
>   0 seconds. Operation starts.
> Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer
> ready.
> Performing OPC...
> Sending CUE sheet...
> Writing pregap for track 1 at -150
> Starting new track at sector: 0
> Track 01:    0 of  282 MB written.
> Errno: 5 (Input/output error), write_g1 scsi sendcmd: no error
> CDB:  2A 00 00 00 00 1F 00 00 1F 00
> status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 04 93 00 00 0E 26 08 11 FA A8 03 00 00
> Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0
> Sense Code: 0xA8 Qual 0x03 (vendor unique sense code 0xA8) [No
> matching qualifier] Fru 0x0
> Sense flags: Blk 76742656 (not valid)
> cmd finished after 0.007s timeout 200s
> /usr/bin/wodim: A write error occured.
> /usr/bin/wodim: Please properly read the error message above.
> write track data: error after 63488 bytes
> Writing  time:   18.337s
> Average write speed 383.6x.
> Fixating...
> Errno: 5 (Input/output error), flush cache scsi sendcmd: no error
> CDB:  35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
> Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0E 00 00 00 00 44 00 00 00
> Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0
> Sense Code: 0x44 Qual 0x00 (internal target failure) Fru 0x0
> Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
> cmd finished after 9.673s timeout 200s
> Trouble flushing the cache
> Fixating time:    9.685s
> /usr/bin/wodim: fifo had 193 puts and 2 gets.
> /usr/bin/wodim: fifo was 0 times empty and 1 times full, min fill was
> 99%.
>

> I have checked the installation settings, I have completely removed
> and reinstalled k3b but without any change in the above behaviour.
> (and trashed too many disks and lost irrecoverable date due to this
> problem now) I am completely at a loss as to what to do about this,
> anyone got any ideas please?
>
> nepal.
>

It looks like you have two drives, one Sony (scd1) and a Pioneer
(scd0) do you get same errors on both? What is the permissions on
those devices and what groups do you belong to? Give us the output of
this commands from a console "ls -l /dev/scd*" and "groups". It make
no sense that you first get a "cdrecord has no permission to open the
device" but it still goes on with the burning. While doing your
testing do you have a DVD-RW disc so you don't waste a lot of media?

/ Jonas