Brasero fails to copy audio CD to HP dvd1070

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Binary package hint: brasero

Failure mode is similar but not exactly like previous problem reports presented. (One seemed identical, but was closed because it did not have sufficient information.)

I've attached the logfile.

See the following in the file:
"BraseroCdrdao stderr: Power calibration successful.
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroCdrdao stderr: ERROR: Drive does not accept any cue sheet variant - please report.
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroCdrdao stderr: ERROR: Writing failed.
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroCdrdao stderr: ERROR: On-the-fly CD copying failed.
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroCdrdao stderr: HUP
BraseroCdrdao process finished with status 1
BraseroCdrdao called brasero_job_error
BraseroCdrdao finished with an error
BraseroCdrdao asked to stop because of an error
 error = 0
 message = "no message"
BraseroCdrdao stopping
BraseroCdrdao got killed
Session error : unknown (brasero_burn_record burn.c:2527)"

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ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/brasero
Package: brasero 0.8.2-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: brasero
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

looks like a cdrdao issue

[ozonehole (taibei)]

Wow, looks like this bug report has been sitting here dormant for nearly 2 years.

Well, now I too have encountered this bug, in Ubuntu 10.10. However, I have some insight into what's causing it, so perhaps it will now get attention.

First off, the bug may be in cdrdao, but it also may be that a needed driver is not getting loaded.

Here's my situation. I occasionally copy VCDs, which are multi-session CDs. I haven't found any good GUI program for this (there used to be called "Arson" but it's no longer in the Ubuntu repositories), so I do my copying at the command line.

I have a notebook computer with an internal DVD drive, plus I've connected an external USB DVD burner. The internal drive shows up as /dev/sr0 and the external drive as /dev/sr2 (there is a /dev/sr2 which is my wireless broadband modem).

I wrote a short shell script, which is as follows:

   ===============================

#!/bin/bash

cdrdao read-cd --device /dev/sr0 toctoc
cdrdao write --device /dev/sr2 toctoc
rm toctoc
eject /dev/sr0
eject /dev/sr2

   ===============================

I place the VCD in /dev/sr0, and unmount it (it must be unmounted or cdrdao won't work). I then run the above shell script. I get this error message:

   ERROR: Drive does not accept any cue sheet variant - please report.

Now here's the interesting thing. After some searching, I ran into this thread:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=616843

The original poster found by accident that if he started and then closed k3b, he could run cdrdao just fine and burn a multi-session without error. I tried that, and it also worked.

I would guess that k3b is forcing some driver to load, though no idea which one. Anyway, this workaround is good enough for now, but I hope that the whole problem will get fixed.

It has occurred to me that maybe if I have my external drive turned on at boot time, it will be detected and the correct driver loaded. Haven't tried that though (and can't while I'm online typing this). Normally, I leave the external DVD burner turned off and only turn it on when needed. When I turn it on, Ubuntu evidently detects it and creates /dev/sr2, but just maybe some driver is not getting loaded. I don't know, but I trust the developers can figure it out.

best regards,
Robert

[ozonehole (taibei)]

Above, I said:

"(there is a /dev/sr2 which is my wireless broadband modem)"

I meant to say /dev/sr1 is my wireless broadband modem. Sorry about that.

[Brandon Perry (bperry-volatile)]

I can confirm this bug in 10.10.

[Brandon Perry (bperry-volatile)]

Also, the k3b trick did NOT work for me. I have the same session log as OP though.