K3B Input/output errors with Gutsy, but Feisty OK

[Stephen Gornick]

Binary package hint: k3b

I did a clean install of Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10 AMD64 and am now having trouble burning a DVD ISO image. The burn attempt fails and the log shows "write failed: Input/output error".

My first three attempts to burn under Gutsy on this system all failed before 100% complete, each at a different %. After each failed attempt I discarded the "coaster" and used a new blank straight from the DVD spindle.

Suspecting an odd / flawed ISO Image, I then tried burning a different DVD image. I put the next DVD-R in the drive, but Gutsy did not even recognized it (e.g., did not show up on desktop as "Blank"). So I rebooted and once I logged back in the blank DVD showed up as an icon on the desktop. However, the next attempt to burn failed, yet again, with the same results (Input/output error). So that makes four coasters in a row.

I had used the same hardware for burning previously and had (almost) no problems, but that was under Feisty. Being that I still had Feisty installed (dual boot), I booted the old O/S (Feisty AMD64) and both of the next burn attempts were successful.

I am using cheapo, generic DVD-Rs, but I had used quite of few of them already and had perhaps a 2% failure rate. Plus, since the media works fine on the exact same hardware when burned using Feisty, I don't know that a better brand will make much of a difference -- however I will try that soon.

The DVD drive is a Pioneer DVR-111D with a PATA interface. The media are 16X "GQ" DVD-Rs from Fry's. The system is an ASUS A8V Deluxe v2.0 motherboard, AMD 64+ 3000 CPU, running Gutsy AMD64.

[Stephen Gornick (sgornick)]

Log from KDE 1.0.3 (Gutsy), with Input/output errors.

[Stephen Gornick (sgornick)]

Log from K3B 1.0 (Feisty), which burned successfully.
(also, I made a typo on previous upload, meant to write: "K3B 1.0.3 (Gutsy)" )

[dlugidll (dlugilin)]

i have the same problem.
Gnomebaker, Brasero work fine

[Jared Luxenberg (jluxenbe)]

I have the same problem. It only burns coasters occasionally (two out of 10 or so). I forgot to save the log so I don't have it, but it failed at about 25% with "write failed: Input/output error".

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10?

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to New. Thanks again!.