[solved] Blank DVD's not recognized by xfburn

[san2ban]

Pl see my /etc/fstab below

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root[san2ban]# cat /etc/fstab
/dev/sda2        swap             swap        defaults         0   0
/dev/sda1        /                xfs         defaults         1   1
/dev/sda3        /home            xfs         defaults         1   2
/dev/cdrom      /mnt/cdrom       iso9660      noauto,ro,user,owner   0   0
/dev/fd0         /mnt/floppy      auto        noauto,user,rw,umask=00 0   0
devpts           /dev/pts         devpts      gid=5,mode=620   0   0
proc             /proc            proc        defaults         0   0
tmpfs            /dev/shm         tmpfs       defaults         0   0
/dev/sr0	/media/dvd	auto          ro,user,noauto,unhide     0   0
root[san2ban]# 

I added the line /dev/sr0 after reading thenktor's suggestion for another user. I have bought 5 Moser Baer DVD's. None of them are recognized by xfburn

[mimosa]

Try Brasero, which is in the repositories.

[rokytnji]

I found using xfburn in AntiX that is one follows a certain sequence of events. XFburn will fail.

Like clicking on a file in file manager with a disc in the drive. Xfburn will not work correctly then.
Or. The user is not part of the cd/dvd group and xfburn needs to be opened as sudo to work in terminal.

So my way is to open htop or top. Kill all running xfburn processes. Or. Just log out and then log back in.
Then open xfburn.
Pick my iso.
Insert disc in tray so xfburn sees it.
Then burn the iso to disk.

This method has not failed me yet. I have seen braserio exhibit the same behavior sometimes so I don't know if changing burning applications will fix your problem.
Also. I always recommend using DVD +R instead of DVD -R.

[slack631]

This could also be a problem related to the dvd drive(DWR).
Look this thread: http://askubuntu.com/questions/235006/b ... -blank-dvd
If I understood correctly.

[san2ban]

Will some one post their /etc/fstab entries, so that I will check what is to be put for /dev/cdrom? Mine, I have posted at the begining of this post
When I give dmesg -i /dev/cdrom, it points to /dev/sr0.
If some one is able to recognize blank DVD with xfburn, and if they post their /etc/fstab, it would be helpful

[gapan]

I don't have anything in my fstab about the DVD. It just works. You probably shouldn't have anything in there either.

[san2ban]

Dear All
Thanks for yoursuggestion. TSST S182H DVD-RW had failed, that too only for reading DVD's. No problem with reading CD's. Strange
Replaced with LG DVD writer