nautilus cd write failure with -current

[Sean McNeil]

On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 14:51, Pav Lucistnik wrote:
> V so, 28. 08. 2004 v 23:23, Sean McNeil píše:
> > Pav,
> > 
> > On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 13:29, Pav Lucistnik wrote:
> > > V pá, 27. 08. 2004 v 22:20, Joe Marcus Clarke píše:
> > > 
> > > > > > > I just tried something that worked not too long ago - writing a cd.  Now
> > > > > > > I get the following error:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > :-( write failed: Invalid argument
> > > > > > > :-[ WRITE at LBA=0h failed with SK=5h/ASC=21h/ACQ=02h]: Invalid argument
> > > > > > > /dev/pass0: "Current Write Speed" is 1.0x1385KBps.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Hmmm, I'll have to take a look.  However, if this used to work, perhaps
> > > > > > something in -CURRENT broke it.  What other changes have been made
> > > > > > recently?  Can you burn a CD using cdrecord directly?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Actually, I just tried a few things:
> > > > > 
> > > > > cdrecord directly and I can blank=fast
> > > > > after that, I can write to the CD.
> > > > > If I try to write to the CD with "Erase CD" checked then I get the
> > > > > error.  So it is erasing that is not functioning properly for me.
> > > > 
> > > > I just realized I don't have a CD-RW.  Anyone else want to take a look
> > > > at this for Sean?
> > > 
> > > Uhm, the output above is obviously from growisofs, a "DVD only" tool.
> > > Are we really writing CD-RW?!
> > 
> > You are absolutely correct.  I wasn't even thinking of that.  It is a
> > dvd burner with a dvd-rw disk.  Still, all works fine with an erased
> > disk but fails if I select the erase option.  This capability used to
> > work just fine.
> 
> With DVD+RW, you can just start writing over full disc with growisofs
> and it will overwrite. You can't do this with DVD-RW and growisofs, you
> need to dvd+rw-format it before. I don't think nautilus-cd-burner does
> this.
> 
> I know I should not tell this as a GNOMEr, but give up on
> nautilus-cd-burner and use either commandline or k3b. n-c-b is not
> mature in DVD writing.

Thank you.  I appreciate your evaluation and recommendation.  I am
attempting to install k3b now.

Sean