[Kubuntu 9.10] k3b fails to burn in a TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223B unit under VIA VT8237 chipset

[ScaroDj]

Binary package hint: k3b

Devices
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TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223B SB01 (/dev/sr0, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL) [DVD-ROM, DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R, Restricted Overwrite, Layer Jump] [%7]

K3b::IsoImager
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mkisofs print size result: 2272742 (4654575616 bytes)

System
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K3b Version: 1.68.0
KDE Version: 4.3.2 (KDE 4.3.2)
QT Version: 4.5.2
Kernel: 2.6.31-15-generic

Used versions
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mkisofs: 1.1.9
cdrecord: 1.1.9

cdrecord
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scsidev: '/dev/sr0'
devname: '/dev/sr0'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
Wodim version: 1.1.9
SCSI buffer size: 64512
Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device
communication breaks or freezes immediately after that.
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
Driveropts: 'burnfree'
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 5
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'TSSTcorp'
Identification : 'CDDVDW SH-S223B '
Revision : 'SB01'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
Current: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording)
Profile: 0x0015 (DVD-R/DL sequential recording)
Profile: 0x0016 (DVD-R/DL layer jump recording)
Profile: 0x002B (DVD+R/DL)
Profile: 0x001B (DVD+R)
Profile: 0x001A (DVD+RW)
Profile: 0x0014 (DVD-RW sequential recording)
Profile: 0x0013 (DVD-RW restricted overwrite)
Profile: 0x0012 (DVD-RAM)
Profile: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording) (current)
Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)
Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW)
Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R)
Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM)
Profile: 0x0002 (Removable disk)
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd).
Driver flags : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: PACKET SAO
Drive buf size : 1376256 = 1344 KB
FIFO size : 12582912 = 12288 KB
Speed set to 11080 KB/s
Track 01: data 4438 MB
Total size: 5097 MB (505:03.22) = 2272742 sectors
Lout start: 5098 MB (505:05/17) = 2272742 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
HINT: use dvd+rw-mediainfo from dvd+rw-tools for information extraction.
Blocks total: 2298496 Blocks current: 2298496 Blocks remaining: 25754
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 8.0 in real SAO mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 2 seconds.
   1 seconds.
   0 seconds. Operation starts.
Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
Performing OPC...
Sending CUE sheet...
Starting new track at sector: 0
Track 01: 0 of 4438 MB written.
Errno: 5 (Input/output error), write_g1 scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: 2A 00 00 00 00 3E 00 00 1F 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 08 05 00 00
Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x08 Qual 0x05 (logical unit communication failure) [No matching qualifier] Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 0.001s timeout 200s
/usr/bin/wodim: A write error occured.
/usr/bin/wodim: Please properly read the error message above.
write track data: error after 126976 bytes
Writing time: 16.131s
Average write speed 111.0x.
Fixating...
Errno: 5 (Input/output error), flush cache scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 72 0B 00 00 00 00 00 0E 09 0C 00 00 00 03 00 00
Sense Key: 0x0 No Additional Sense, Segment 11
Sense Code: 0x00 Qual 0x03 (setmark detected) Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 216.251s timeout 200s
/usr/bin/wodim: Cannot fixate disk.
Trouble flushing the cache
Fixating time: 216.251s
/usr/bin/wodim: fifo had 194 puts and 3 gets.
/usr/bin/wodim: fifo was 0 times empty and 1 times full, min fill was 98%.

cdrecord command:
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/usr/bin/wodim -v gracetime=2 dev=/dev/sr0 speed=8 -sao driveropts=burnfree -data -tsize=2272742s -

mkisofs
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2272742
I: -input-charset not specified, using utf-8 (detected in locale settings)
  0.02% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:05:28 2009
  0.04% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:05:28 2009
  0.07% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:05:28 2009
  0.09% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:05:28 2009
  0.11% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:05:28 2009
  0.13% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:05:28 2009
  0.15% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:05:28 2009
  0.18% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:14:54 2009
  0.20% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:13:51 2009
  0.22% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:13:02 2009
  0.24% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:12:21 2009
  0.26% done, estimate finish Thu Dec 3 01:11:45 2009

mkisofs calculate size command:
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/usr/bin/genisoimage -gui -graft-points -print-size -quiet -volid Bleach 148 a 230 -volset -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR (C) 1998-2007 SEBASTIAN TRUEG -publisher -preparer -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-scarodj/k3bVB3019.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-scarodj/k3buU3019.tmp -joliet -joliet-long -hide-joliet-list /tmp/kde-scarodj/k3bEN3019.tmp -no-cache-inodes -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 3 -path-list /tmp/kde-scarodj/k3bZc3019.tmp

mkisofs command:
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/usr/bin/genisoimage -gui -graft-points -volid Bleach 148 a 230 -volset -appid K3B THE CD KREATOR (C) 1998-2007 SEBASTIAN TRUEG -publisher -preparer -sysid LINUX -volset-size 1 -volset-seqno 1 -sort /tmp/kde-scarodj/k3bXx3019.tmp -rational-rock -hide-list /tmp/kde-scarodj/k3bwv3019.tmp -joliet -joliet-long -hide-joliet-list /tmp/kde-scarodj/k3bAP3019.tmp -no-cache-inodes -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 3 -path-list /tmp/kde-scarodj/k3bnQ3019.tmp

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Dec 3 01:30:47 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/k3b
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: k3b 1.68.0~alpha3-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=es_CR.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=es_CR:es
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic
SourcePackage: k3b
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2349): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (rhythmbox:2318): Rhythmbox-WARNING **: Unable to grab media player keys: Could not get owner of name 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon': no such name