Dapper: k3b tries to burn DVD with file size exactly 2**32, doesn't warn, fails

[Timothy Miller]

The ISO standard for data DVDs apparently dictates that files cannot be bigger than 2**32 bytes. When you try to add a file larger than 2**32 bytes to a data DVD project, k3b tells you can't.

Except when the file is EXACTLY 2**32 bytes.

In that case, it lets you add the file and then turns your DVD into a coaster.

Apparently, 2**32 is NOT a valid file size, so k3b should not let you add a file of that size to a burn project.

[Timothy Miller (theosib)]

I just discovered that k3b doesn't correctly handle the 2GB barrier either.

The UDF extension has to be enabled for files larger than 2GB. To me, that means that if a file is 2**31 or bigger, UDF should be automatically enabled. I just tried a 2GB file (exactly 2**31 bytes). UDF is NOT automatically enabled. I think that's a bug too.

[Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov)]

Is this still a problem in dapper with latest updates? Please see and respond to the comment in the KDE bug.

[Kenny Duffus (kduffus)]

please can you try enabling dapper-backports repository on your machine and upgrade to 0.12.17 and see if this problem is still present?

[Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov)]

We are closing this bug report as it lacks the information, described in the previous comments, we need to investigate the problem further. However, please reopen it if you can give us the missing information and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.