Can't write or format DVD-RW in Ubuntu Hardy

can you get the log file from K3b, please?

Sorry for the delay, here is the debugging output

Using Ubuntu Jaunty an Brasero 2.26.1, I can't either burn or erase Maxell DVD-RW disks.

I can't reformat Imation DVD+RW using Hardy.
I've also tried another brand.

I recently booted a ubuntu 8.04 live cd and installed the nero .deb file.
After reformatting the DVD-RW using Nero, I was able to use the same DVD-RW using K3b.

Funny thing that I've noticed on DVD-RWs that won't format.
When loading the non-formatting DVD-RWs, the icon on the desktop has a CD-R even though it's a DVD-RW.
When formatting that same problem DVD-RW using Nero, the icon has a DVD-xxx icon.
After rebooting the desktop with Kubuntu and loading up the Nero formatted DVD-RW, the icon has a DVD-xxx on it.

Even though the people from Debian who created the cdrtools fork
called "cdrkit" advertize for nero, nero is non-free and closed source.

Using nero does not help us the OSS people....

Note that wodim does not contain working DVD support code. The working
original code from cdrecord that has been introduced in February 1998
was removed from cdrecord when Debian created "wodim".

If you like to make a test with OSS, I recommend you to use recent
original software from:

ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/alpha/

http://cdrecord.berlios.de/

I have recently upgraded to Lucid and I have installed cdrecord from on yesterday and I can't continue multisession DVD-Rs that were created with k3b 1.04 in Hardy. I installed the deb of cdrecord yesterday and I still can't use multisessions DVD-Rs. I'm trying to find the print screen that I uploaded showing this from yesterday.

I have done the following and I'm still getting the same error as yesterday. I'm using kubuntu 10.04.
I downloaded cdrtools-2.01.01a78.tar.gz
Extracted the folder.
CD to the directory cdrtools is in.
sudo make
sudo make install
sudo make clean
I ran k3b and got the following error:
(I can't do a print screen - I've reported that bug also)
using mkisofs 2.1.1.a78
writing dvd-r in incremental mode
using cdrecord 2.1.1.a78
starting incremental/sequential writing in 16x
using mkisofs 2.1.1.a78
enabled burnfree
starting discwrite
input/output error not necessarily serious
input/output error not necessarily serious
probably a buffer underrun occurred
please choose a lower burning speed.

I can't for the life of me remember where I downloaded cdrecord.deb yesterday so I wouldn't have to compile manually for lucid.

If you like to get help, please send the output from cdrecord -v

I think I'm going back to kubuntu 8.04. I'll try again when 10.04.1 comes out to see if this has been fixed.
In 8.04 I had no problem writing multisession DVD-Rs.
I'm going to reinstall 8.04.4 tonight.
I'll try 10.04.1 again in two months.
I assume I type cdrecord -v in the terminal while in the cdrecord folder.
Thx for responding.

Ubuntu unfortunately does not distribute the original software.
Your problem will not be resolved the way you hope.

Please note that cdrecord -v is not sufficient, if you like to write
to a medium, you at least need to add a file name for a file
with a related ISO filesystem image.

Ok, I played around with k3b and I can now erase a DVD-RW but I have to uncheck quick format.
Here is what happens when I type cdrecord -v in the terminal
$ cdrecord -version
Cdrecord-yelling-line-to-tell-frontends-to-use-it-like-version 2.01.01a03-dvd
Wodim 1.1.10
Copyright (C) 2006 Cdrkit suite contributors
Based on works from Joerg Schilling, Copyright (C) 1995-2006, J. Schilling

I put the cdrtools-2.01.01 folder on my desktop and typed

~/Desktop/cdrtools-2.01.01$ cdrecord -version
Cdrecord-yelling-line-to-tell-frontends-to-use-it-like-version 2.01.01a03-dvd
Wodim 1.1.10
Copyright (C) 2006 Cdrkit suite contributors
Based on works from Joerg Schilling, Copyright (C) 1995-2006, J. Schilling

When looking at k3b my search path for cdrecord points to wodim instead of /usr/bin/record

Once the original cdrecord is corrrected, I assume I can use k3b with this original version of cdrecord.
I can't do a print screen right now but will try later.

I wasn't sure what to type, cdrecord -version or cdrecord -v
When typing cdrecord -v at the terminal I get:

~$ cdrecord -v
wodim: No tracks specified. Need at least one.
Usage: wodim [options] track1...trackn

Use wodim -help
to get a list of valid options.

Use wodim blank=help
to get a list of valid blanking options.

Use wodim dev=b,t,l driveropts=help -checkdrive
to get a list of drive specific options.

Use wodim dev=help
to get a list of possible SCSI transport specifiers.
glenise@server:~$

Use the official cdrtools from:

http://cdrecord.berlios.de/

Make sure to use a recent version (e.g. the one released on May 17th),

There are of course several binary .deb packages that also deliver cdrtools.

I compiled the beta version about two or three days ago and I still couldn't continue a multisession DVD-R or quick reformat a DVD-RW.
I did this using kubuntu 10.04.
Can you please point me to a deb file for ubuntu 10.04 so I won't have to compile?
Thx.

Well, you unfortunately did not send any information on your
recent problem, so I cnnot even see whether you use cdrecord.

Schilly,
I installed Debian 5 KDE on a secondary desktop.
I'll probbaly install Debian 6 KDE on my primary one once it's stable.
I'll report back then but I won't be able to report back to this forum since it won't be Kubuntu.

Schily,
I installed the latest version of cdrecord and I still can't continue multisession dvd-rs.
I read somewhere that suse has a rpm file for your original cdrecord.
I really love kubuntu but this is something that I must be able to do.
My secondary computer is using k3b 1.05 and doesn't have this problem.
I guess I'll go ahead and download suse 11.2 and see if I'm able to continue a multisession dvd-r.

Here's more info.
I opened the terminal
typed cdrecord -version:
Cdrecord-ProDVD-ProBD-Clone 2.01.01a79 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2010 J�rg Schilling

typed cdrecord -v:
cdrecord: No tracks specified. Need at least one.
Usage: cdrecord [options] track1...trackn

Use cdrecord -help
to get a list of valid options.

Use cdrecord blank=help
to get a list of valid blanking options.

Use cdrecord dev=b,t,l driveropts=help -checkdrive
to get a list of drive specific options.

Use cdrecord dev=help
to get a list of possible SCSI transport specifiers.

I'm using the latest beta version from your website.

If it's possible to get your version of cdrecord to work with multisession dvd-rs, I want to use it with k3b.