For whatever reason, mplayer has absolutely no problem playing a DVD from the same DVD drive. On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 21:06 -0700, Kim Lux wrote: > It is almost impossible to get a DVD to mount. After trying a > combination of mounting with kdfree, right clicking the cdrecorder icon > and manually mounting, it eventually mounts. I think it helps to leave > it sit for 10 minutes. > > It is easy to eject the DVD if one right clicks the cdrecorder icon and > does an unmount and then an eject. This was a problem with previous > kernels: 2.6.9-1.6xx ish. > > I can't burn a DVD at all. I'm trying to use k3b and getting the > following errors: > > System > ----------------------- > K3b Version:0.11.14 > KDE Version: 3.3.1-2.4.FC3 Red Hat > QT Version: 3.3.3 > > growisofs > ----------------------- > INFO: UTF-8 character encoding detected by locale settings. > Assuming UTF-8 encoded filenames on source filesystem, > use -input-charset to override. > :-( unable to PREVENT MEDIA REMOVAL: Operation not permitted > > growisofs comand: > ----------------------- > /usr/bin/growisofs -Z /dev/hdc -use-the-force-luke=notray -use-the- > force-luke=tty -use-the-force-luke=dao -dvd-compat -speed=4 -gui -graft- > points -volid K3b data project -volset -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR > VERSION 0.11.14 (C) 2003 SEBASTIAN TRUEG AND THE K3B TEAM -publisher - > preparer K3b - Version 0.11.14 -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno > 1 -sort /tmp/kde-krlux/k3bIim4oa.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde- > krlux/k3b30tXfc.tmp -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -path- > list /tmp/kde-krlux/k3bYT1lOb.tmp > > syslog shows the following: > > Jan 5 20:40:16 zd7280 kernel: program eject is using a deprecated SCSI > ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO > Jan 5 20:40:16 zd7280 kernel: scsi: unknown opcode 0x1e > Jan 5 20:40:23 zd7280 kernel: program eject is using a deprecated SCSI > ioctl, please convert it to SG_IO > Jan 5 20:47:22 zd7280 kernel: UDF-fs INFO UDF 0.9.8.1 (2004/29/09) > Mounting volume 'Health', timestamp 2004/06/23 20:26 (1e5c) > Jan 5 20:51:16 zd7280 kernel: cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks > I recognize! > Jan 5 20:54:05 zd7280 kernel: cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks > I recognize! > Jan 5 20:55:58 zd7280 kernel: cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks > I recognize! > > The machine is an HP zd7280. The DVD drive works fine under Windows. > > Let me know what else is needed or if I should enter this in bugzilla. > > -- > Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc. > > -- Kim Lux, Diesel Research Inc.