On 10/19/18 12:34 PM, Max Pyziur wrote: > On Fri, 19 Oct 2018, Rick Stevens wrote: > >> On 10/19/18 10:48 AM, Max Pyziur wrote: >>> On Fri, 19 Oct 2018, Rick Stevens wrote: > > [deleted for the sake of brevity ] > >>>> >>>> You said an external DVD/CD drive. Are you certain it has burn capacity >>>> (is it a DVD-RW/CD-RW drive)? If you can post the model number, we may >>>> be able to help. My guess is that it's a read-only device. >>> >>> Toshiba PA3761U-1DV2 Portable/Slim USB SuperMulti DVD-Writer >>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0027JPO6C/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=177160446414&hvpos=1t1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3680310021837189143&hvpone=119.00&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9004063&hvtargid=kwd-12782222693&ref=pd_sl_9ef32sc4sv_b >>> >>> >>> >>> Works in the OS from Redmond. >> >> Hmmm. Ok, let's try this: >> >> 1. Plug the drive in >> 2. Insert a blank DVD >> >> At that point, depending on which desktop you have and how it's >> configured, you might get a popup that says "You have inserted a blank >> DVD. What would you like to do?" I do, but I'm running XFCE and have >> the desktop configured to "Burn a CD or DVD when a blank disc is >> inserted". >> >> If you don't have that configured, then: >> >> 3. Bring up Brasero from your applications menu >> 4. Click the "Burn image" button (generally the bottom button on >> the left side) >> >> You should get a dialog box. Under "Select a disk image to write", you >> should be able to select the ISO image you want to burn. Below that, >> under "Select a disc to write to", you should see something similar to >> "Blank DVD-R Disc: 4.7 GB of free space". If you see that, then Brasero >> knows you have a blank DVD in a RW drive and you should be able to write >> to it. >> >> If you don't see that "Blank DVD-R..." message, try rebooting with the >> drive plugged in. The system may not recognize it as a RW drive when >> hotplugged. Mine does. > > My preferred desktop is XFCE. But I tried several steps, including > logging in in Gnome, altering the cabling, etc. > > So, with a disc with data on it (say, CentOS Minimal Install), running > dmesg | tail > > shows that the disk is available and can be mounted using > udisksctl mount --block-device /dev/sr0 > > As for burning a disc, the cabling seemed to be the problem (it's a > confusing USB cable) but plugged in appropriately Brasero both sees the > ISO to be burned as well as the blank disc in the drive. Does the cable have two USB-A connectors at one end and one weird siamese-esque (is that a word?) USB connector that plugs into the drive at the other? If so, the USB-A connector with the thicker cable is the data and power for reading. The thinner cable is used to carry extra juice for the laser to burn the media. There are systems out there where the USB 1.0/1.1 ports can't provide enough power, so the drive splits the load via that cable. Sorta clever in some ways, but can be confusing. If that thin cable isn't plugged in the drive may report read-only capability (thinking there's not enough power to burn media without the extra cable). For it to be fully functional, both USB-A connectors have to be used. It's bitten me before. > That dilemma has been resolved; thank you to all. Glad to help. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
