CD\DVD-RW Writting Problem (Newbee)

[Frans]

On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:25:44 +0000, Chris Taylor wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:14:49 +0000, Chris Taylor wrote:
> 
>> HI can anyone help me please I'm new to linux please be very simple in
>> answers
>> I have just upgrade to  "Ubuntu 9.04 - the Jaunty Jackalope - released
>> in April 2009."
>> I have K3B Brasero Disk Burner installed but I can't write to the
>> CD/DVD- RW. I believe it is a permission setting but but know where to
>> find to fix
>> Please if you would be so kind to help
> 
> System
> -----------------------
> K3b Version: 1.0.5
> 
> KDE Version: 3.5.10
> QT Version:  3.3.8b
> Kernel:      2.6.28-13-generic
> Devices
> -----------------------
> HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4521B 1.01 (/dev/sr0, ) [CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-
> ROM] [DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R,
> RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R]
> 
> K3bIsoImager
> -----------------------
> mkisofs print size result: 238 (487424 bytes) Pipe throughput: 487424
> bytes read, 487424 bytes written.
> 
> Used versions
> -----------------------
> mkisofs: 1.1.9
> cdrecord: 1.1.9
> 
> cdrecord
> -----------------------
> /usr/bin/wodim: Operation not permitted. Warning: Cannot raise
> RLIMIT_MEMLOCK limits.scsidev: '/dev/sr0' devname: '/dev/sr0'
> scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2

<snip>

Seems like this bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/k3b/+bug/149076

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/k3b/+bug/149076/comments/57 
explains the problem rather well I think.

Maybe someone who is running Ubuntu 9.04 can suggest another burning 
program.

Good luck!

    -Frans