cant create bootable cd

[Karl F. Larsen]

Wade Smart wrote:
> I was using Brasero on both machines.
> 
> However, I tried the original cdrw in a windows machine and it boots up fine.
> Im starting to wonder about hardware troubles.
> 
	Well in windows you used a system that works. In Ubuntu the Brasero
software is broken for a complex reason. Get K3b and see if it works on
Ubuntu.

Karl



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> On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 06:27, Karl F. Larsen<klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Wade Smart wrote:
>>> I have three computers running ubuntu 9.04 and none of them will
>>> burn a cd. I have several cd-r's and 1 cdrw. All of the machines say
>>> they are attempting to write but after a long period of time - they all
>>> say finished and then eject the cd - but nothing is written on the cd's.
>>>
>>> Wade
>>>
>>> Registered Linux User: #480675
>>> Linux since June 2005
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 21:49, Wade Smart<wadesmart at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Yea, the hardware does as does the cd.
>>>> I just dont have another cdrw with me at the moment.
>>>>
>>>> Wade
>>>>
>>>> Registered Linux User: #480675
>>>> Linux since June 2005
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 21:36, Sandy Harris<sandyinchina at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Wade Smart<wadesmart at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> My cd with 9.04 seems to have errors so I thought I would blank it and
>>>>>> then write it again. When I originally wrote this cd I was on 8.04. But
>>>>>> now that Im on 9.04 (laptop) I cant write the cd. I get this error:
>>>>>> "Please choose another cd: The size of the project is too large..."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Its the same image I used originally, size is 699mb.
>>>>> My guess would be it is trying to add the new image after the old
>>>>> one & there isn't room for both. Not all CDs can be erased; both
>>>>> the drive and the media must support that or it won't work. Are
>>>>> you certain yours do support erasure?
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, just use a fresh CD. They're cheap.
>>>>>
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>> Â  Â  Â  Â All Ubuntu cd burners are broken. Tell us which one your trying to use.
>> The k3b is supposed to work but I can't seem to get it working right on
>> Hardy.
>>
>>
>> karl
>>
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