growisofs freeze on `builtin_dd` when try to iso burn

[ID]

Binary package hint: dvd+rw-tools

I'm unable to dvd-r disc. Ubuntu does recognize that an empty dvd gets inserted, but when I try to burn iso using Brasero, it just freeze on 'start burning' and progress bar moving. Led on drive while progress bar mooving not blinkingand only 'Cancel' button available. I try to use growisofs directly, but it not work too.

Command:
growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=alen.iso

Output:
Executing 'builtin_dd if=alen.iso of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0'

growisofs version:
$ growisofs -version
* growisofs by <email address hidden>, version 7.1,
  front-ending to genisoimage: genisoimage 1.1.10 (Linux)

System:
Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: dvd+rw-tools 7.1-6
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-020635rc1-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun 17 19:34:48 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=ru_RU.utf8
SourcePackage: dvd+rw-tools

[Stuart R Balfour (sbalfour)]

I just tried your command, and succeeded. There must be something about your drive, media or
system that's causing the problem. Attach the output of dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvd to the bug report.
I'd like you to try some experiments. Buy some different brand media. If your media is Memorex in
particular, there are known problems. The best media are Taiyo Yuden (Japanese). Next best is Verbatim. Sony and TDK have also given me good results.

Next, download and burn to CD (if you are able) a 32-bit 10.04 Ubuntu, and boot from the media.
Install dvd+rw-tools and re-run your growisofs burn command. This will tell us if the problem is
kernel/64-bit related.

What's the size of the iso file you're burning?

Check your DVD burner manufacturer's website for firmware upgrades (get firmware level from
output of dvd+rw-mediainfo). Flash the drive to the latest level available. Firmware updates
for multi-media drives are fairly common, and come at intervals as short as 6 months. I've found
these to be critical in solving my own problems.

Try burning to some other type of DVD media, like DVD+R. or DVD-RW.

If you have a dual boot disk, or can boot the machine in Windows, try the burn there.

Report all results here.

                             -Stuart

[Stuart R Balfour (sbalfour)]

I just noticed a somewhat similar bug 378205 also on a 64-bit system (but Intel instead of AMD cpu's).
                              -Stuart

[ID (q-w-e-r-t545)]

Drive type: [Slimtype][DVD A DS8A4SH ][CA11]
Size of the iso file: 1,2 ГБ (1337169920 bytes)
I used different media type.

I'm not shure that the problem is in my drive or in the media, because I try to burn iso using other tool (cdrskin) and it succeeded without any problems.

However, during last update i've seen an update of brasero concerned with "starting to burn" message. After update i try to burn iso image and it succeeded. But then i try to burn again the problem comes back.

Bug 378205 describes problem when the system completely freeze, but in my case, I can cancel process at any time.

For now, i can't test this at 32bit system.

[dino99 (9d9)]

Closing that outdated report as EOL has been reached long time ago