On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 11:37:41 +0530, Erle Pereira erle@erlepereira.com wrote:
Hi
This is just for info. There is a problem with kernel s 2.6.8+ and k3b where it cannot detect most writers properly and hence shows up as a normal drive instead of a writer under k3b. This is a kernel issue as claimed by the k3b team.
solution: kernel 2.6.7 or lower (i personally have shifted to 2.4.27 b/c i find 2.6.8 & .10 rather unstable with my snd-card & ide times out too often ) or do not use k3b.
so before giving up on ur writer, please try one of the above. It might not be a writer problem. It is still not clear how many writers (or if all) are affected, but it seems to be fairly wide spread.
BTW: anybody using kernel 2.6.8+ with k3b ?? which writer / kernel
rgds Erle
Hey Erle, Yes I'm using a 2.6.8+ kernel with k3b, both on FC3 and Debian sarge with an LG 52x CD writer. And, I haven't had any issues as yet *touchwood*. Have burnt a few CDs and they seem to work perfectly, even a few .iso images.
Cheers. Abhijeet
P.S.: This is my first attempt at bottom posting, I hope that is what is to be done to reply to the thread. :/