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    A problem with my CD/DVD writer

    I installed Ubuntu yesterday, it's "Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS", connected to internet and Ubuntu showed a message for updates and I updated softwares. The problem is that I'm learning making audio music CD's, and although there's no troubles happened in my Ubuntu installation and furthermore I installed K3b, Brasero and Xfburn trying to test my DVD writer on Linux, but I failed writing DVD or CD discs by all of the three applications I mentioned and had an error message that writing isn't supported. I used my laptop writer before when I was using Windows to burn some CD's and I made it successfully.

    I checked my DVD writer with this command:

    Code:
    pascal@pascal-Lenovo-ideapad-330-15AST:~$ cat /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info
    CD-ROM information, Id: cdrom.c 3.20 2003/12/17
    
    drive name:        sr0
    drive speed:        24
    drive # of slots:    1
    Can close tray:        1
    Can open tray:        1
    Can lock tray:        1
    Can change speed:    1
    Can select disk:    0
    Can read multisession:    1
    Can read MCN:        1
    Reports media changed:    1
    Can play audio:        1
    Can write CD-R:        1
    Can write CD-RW:    1
    Can read DVD:        1
    Can write DVD-R:    1
    Can write DVD-RAM:    1
    Can read MRW:        1
    Can write MRW:        1
    Can write RAM:        1
    I'm not sure of the meaning of the result of the command but I'm still a beginner.

    My computer infos. with "inxi" command is like this:

    Code:
    pascal@pascal-Lenovo-ideapad-330-15AST:~$ inxi -Fxzd 
    System:
      Kernel: 5.11.0-34-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
      Desktop: Gnome 3.36.9 Distro: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (Focal Fossa) 
    Machine:
      Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 81D6 v: Lenovo ideapad 330-15AST 
      serial: <filter> 
      Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: No DPK serial: <filter> UEFI: LENOVO 
      v: 8UCN06WW date: 04/10/2018 
    Battery:
      ID-1: BAT0 charge: 16.4 Wh condition: 19.8/30.6 Wh (65%) 
      model: CPT-COS L16C2PB2 status: Charging 
    CPU:
      Topology: Dual Core model: AMD E2-9000 RADEON R2 4 COMPUTE CORES 2C+2G 
      bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Excavator L2 cache: 1024 KiB 
      flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm 
      bogomips: 7200 
      Speed: 1392 MHz min/max: 1200/1800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1224 2: 1241 
    Graphics:
      Device-1: AMD Stoney [Radeon R2/R3/R4/R5 Graphics] vendor: Lenovo 
      driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.0 
      Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: amdgpu 
      resolution: 1366x768~60Hz 
      OpenGL: renderer: AMD STONEY (DRM 3.40.0 5.11.0-34-generic LLVM 12.0.0) 
      v: 4.5 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes 
    Audio:
      Device-1: AMD vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
      bus ID: 00:01.1 
      Device-2: AMD Family 15h Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel 
      v: kernel bus ID: 00:09.2 
      Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.11.0-34-generic 
    Network:
      Device-1: Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 
      vendor: Lenovo driver: rtw_8821ce v: N/A port: 2000 bus ID: 01:00.0 
      IF: wlp1s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
      Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Lenovo 
      driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 1000 bus ID: 02:00.0 
      IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
    Drives:
      Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 12.24 GiB (1.3%) 
      ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD10SPZX-24Z10T0 
      size: 931.51 GiB temp: 42 C 
      Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: HL-DT-ST model: DVDRAM GUE0N rev: T.02 
      dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw 
      Features: speed: 24 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes 
      rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running 
    Partition:
      ID-1: / size: 915.40 GiB used: 12.23 GiB (1.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 
    Sensors:
      System Temperatures: cpu: 47.8 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 47 C 
      Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
    Info:
      Processes: 215 Uptime: 21m Memory: 3.65 GiB used: 1.83 GiB (50.1%) 
      Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: N/A Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 
      inxi: 3.0.38

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    Re: A problem with my CD/DVD writer

    (Sorry, this post had malformed code blocks probably because the site does not like my old workstation browser.
    I repeated it below with a younger one.)
    Last edited by scdbackup; September 16th, 2021 at 08:20 AM. Reason: Post was malformed and replaced by a new one

  3. #3
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    Re: A problem with my CD/DVD writer

    Hi,

    can you show such a refusal message literally ?
    (Only then it is possible to search it in the program's code.)

    The writer should indeed be able to burn audio CDs. So the message might
    come due to the medium type or status.

    What do you get from this program run ?
    Code:
    xorriso -outdev /dev/sr0 -list_profiles out -toc
    It is supposed to put out a list of supported medium types and formatting
    states. Like
    Code:
    Drive type   : vendor 'HL-DT-ST' product 'BDDVDRW GGC-H20L' revision '1.03'
    Profile      : 0x0040 (BD-ROM)
    Profile      : 0x0050 (HD-DVD-ROM)
    Profile      : 0x0012 (DVD-RAM)
    Profile      : 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording)
    Profile      : 0x0015 (DVD-R/DL sequential recording)
    Profile      : 0x0016 (DVD-R/DL layer jump recording)
    Profile      : 0x0014 (DVD-RW sequential recording)
    Profile      : 0x0013 (DVD-RW restricted overwrite)
    Profile      : 0x001A (DVD+RW)
    Profile      : 0x001B (DVD+R)
    Profile      : 0x002B (DVD+R/DL)
    Profile      : 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)
    Profile      : 0x0009 (CD-R)
    Profile      : 0x000A (CD-RW)
    Profile      : 0x0008 (CD-ROM)
    Profile      : 0x0002 (Removable disk)
    Further it should report about the loaded medium and its state. Like
    Code:
    Media current: CD-R
    Media product: 97m34s23f/79m59s73f , Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Media status : is blank
    Media blocks : 0 readable , 359846 writable , 359846 overall
    Media summary: 0 sessions, 0 data blocks, 0 data,  703m free
    A reason for a burn program to refuse on an audio job would be that
    "Media current:" does not say "CD-R" or "CD-RW", or that "Media status :"
    says "is written , is closed".

    (xorriso does not write audio CDs. cdrskin would do. But the GUI programs
    will normally do too.)

    Have a nice day

    Thomas

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    Re: A problem with my CD/DVD writer

    Quote Originally Posted by scdbackup View Post
    Hi,

    can you show such a refusal message literally ?
    (Only then it is possible to search it in the program's code.)

    The writer should indeed be able to burn audio CDs. So the message might
    come due to the medium type or status.

    What do you get from this program run ?
    Code:
    xorriso -outdev /dev/sr0 -list_profiles out -toc
    I didn't make yet audio CD's, I'm still testing the writing ability on Linux of my DVD writer.

    Code:
    pascal@pascal-Lenovo-ideapad-330-15AST:~$  xorriso -outdev /dev/sr0 -list_profiles out -toc
    
    Command 'xorriso' not found, but can be installed with:
    
    sudo apt install xorriso
    
    pascal@pascal-Lenovo-ideapad-330-15AST:~$ sudo apt install xorriso
    [sudo] password for pascal: 
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    The following additional packages will be installed:
      libisoburn1
    Suggested packages:
      xorriso-tcltk jigit cdck
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      libisoburn1 xorriso
    0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 13 not upgraded.
    Need to get 655 kB of archives.
    After this operation, 1,385 kB of additional disk space will be used.
    Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
    Get:1 http://eg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 libisoburn1 amd64 1.5.2-1 [372 kB]
    Get:2 http://eg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 xorriso amd64 1.5.2-1 [284 kB]
    Fetched 655 kB in 5s (122 kB/s)   
    Selecting previously unselected package libisoburn1:amd64.
    (Reading database ... 193450 files and directories currently installed.)
    Preparing to unpack .../libisoburn1_1.5.2-1_amd64.deb ...
    Unpacking libisoburn1:amd64 (1.5.2-1) ...
    Selecting previously unselected package xorriso.
    Preparing to unpack .../xorriso_1.5.2-1_amd64.deb ...
    Unpacking xorriso (1.5.2-1) ...
    Setting up libisoburn1:amd64 (1.5.2-1) ...
    Setting up xorriso (1.5.2-1) ...
    Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
    Processing triggers for install-info (6.7.0.dfsg.2-5) ...
    Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.2) ...
    pascal@pascal-Lenovo-ideapad-330-15AST:~$ xorriso -outdev /dev/sr0 -list_profiles out -toc
    xorriso 1.5.2 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project.
    
    xorriso : NOTE : Disc status unsuitable for writing
    Drive current: -outdev '/dev/sr0'
    Media current: is not recognizable
    Media status : is not present
    Drive current: -outdev '/dev/sr0'
    Drive type   : vendor 'HL-DT-ST' product 'DVDRAM GUE0N' revision 'T.02'
    Profile      : 0x0012 (DVD-RAM)
    Profile      : 0x002B (DVD+R/DL)
    Profile      : 0x001B (DVD+R)
    Profile      : 0x001A (DVD+RW)
    Profile      : 0x0016 (DVD-R/DL layer jump recording)
    Profile      : 0x0015 (DVD-R/DL sequential recording)
    Profile      : 0x0014 (DVD-RW sequential recording)
    Profile      : 0x0013 (DVD-RW restricted overwrite)
    Profile      : 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording)
    Profile      : 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)
    Profile      : 0x000A (CD-RW)
    Profile      : 0x0009 (CD-R)
    Profile      : 0x0008 (CD-ROM)
    Profile      : 0x0002 (Removable disk)
    Drive current: -outdev '/dev/sr0'
    Drive access : exclusive:unrestricted
    Drive type   : vendor 'HL-DT-ST' product 'DVDRAM GUE0N' revision 'T.02'
    Drive id     : 'KWCI5290234 '
    Media current: is not recognizable
    Media status : is not present
    The message is changed when I clicked like a refresh button that make Xfburn recognize the blank CD:


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    Re: A problem with my CD/DVD writer

    Can you play a DVD in the player now? Are we sure that the drive didn't fail?

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    Re: A problem with my CD/DVD writer

    Quote Originally Posted by Autodave View Post
    Can you play a DVD in the player now? Are we sure that the drive didn't fail?
    The writer reads well the normal data DVD's and CD's, and it's my first time in learning making audio discs, I don't have audio discs yet to test.

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    Re: A problem with my CD/DVD writer

    Have you tried a different blank DVD, preferable a different brand? it looks like the drive is either not detecting or not recognizing the blank DVD.

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    Re: A problem with my CD/DVD writer

    Quote Originally Posted by rsteinmetz70112 View Post
    Have you tried a different blank DVD, preferable a different brand? it looks like the drive is either not detecting or not recognizing the blank DVD.
    I'll try, but same brands worked under Windows, I tried that before.

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    Re: A problem with my CD/DVD writer

    Have you checked that you are a member of the group 'cdrom' ? If you look at the permissions for the CD drive ('ls -l /dev/sr0') you'll see it's owned by root and members of the group cdrom are allowed to read and write. Use 'id' to check and 'sudo usermod -a -G cdrom your_username' to add youself to the group if you aren't already a member.

    Holger

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    Re: A problem with my CD/DVD writer

    Quote Originally Posted by Holger_Gehrke View Post
    Have you checked that you are a member of the group 'cdrom' ? If you look at the permissions for the CD drive ('ls -l /dev/sr0') you'll see it's owned by root and members of the group cdrom are allowed to read and write. Use 'id' to check and 'sudo usermod -a -G cdrom your_username' to add youself to the group if you aren't already a member.

    Holger
    I checked it:

    Code:
    pascal@pascal-Lenovo-ideapad-330-15AST:~$ groups
    pascal root adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin lxd sambashare

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