burning DVD iso fails, destroying DVD

[der_vegi]

Okay, I do not exactly know, if gvfs-backends is the right place to report this:

Distribution: Hardy Beta (all updates applied) amd64
Package: gvfs-backends 0.2.3-0ubuntu3

When I try to burn a DVD iso-image with brasero or k3b, my burner gets slow at around 10 %, then it finishes (at least it says so) the dvd, but I cannot remove the DVD from the tray anymore, pressing the eject button or using "eject" in the terminal (also as sudo) does not work. When I remove the DVD after reboot, I see, that only around 10 % are burned, and of course, the dvd is broken. This also happens during a simulation.
Burning on the same machine under Feisty amd64 works without a problem.

Attaching some error messages. I would say, this is a rather release-critical bug!

[der_vegi (m-may)]

Any further information, I can provide?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

gvfs has nothing to do there

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

don't specify the ubuntu version in the title, those informations are quickly outdated on new versions and create confusion and extra work, you can use the description

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

does recording using command line tools work correctly?

[der_vegi (m-may)]

I'll test the command line tomorrow.

I thought, it could be a problem of gvfs, as the process gvfs-burn was still running after k3b claimed the burn to be finished and the dvd was not released...

[der_vegi (m-may)]

Unfortunately, I do not have a DVD here right now. Just a CD-RW and burning that works already in k3b. Hopefully, I can test DVD burning with command-line later in the evening.

[der_vegi (m-may)]

Here the output of k3b. It does not complain, but still, I cannot eject the DVD, while the drive is still running a little bit (light is not on, though). The command 'eject' does not give an error, simply does nothing.

[der_vegi (m-may)]

Same result in command line, using cdrecord:
cdrecord dev=1000,0,0 -v speed=2 -data -dummy MONSANTO.iso
wodim: No write mode specified.
wodim: Asuming -tao mode.
wodim: Future versions of wodim may have different drive dependent defaults.
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
wodim: Operation not permitted. Warning: Cannot raise RLIMIT_MEMLOCK limits.scsidev: '1000,0,0'
scsibus: 1000 target: 0 lun: 0
WARNING: the deprecated pseudo SCSI syntax found as device specification.
Support for that may cease in the future versions of wodim. For now,
the device will be mapped to a block device file where possible.
Run "wodim --devices" for details.
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
Wodim version: 1.1.6
SCSI buffer size: 64512
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'Optiarc '
Identification : 'DVD+-RW AD-5540A'
Revision : '102C'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
Current: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential 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: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording) (current)
Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)
Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW)
Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R)
Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM)
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd).
Driver flags : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: PACKET SAO
Drive buf size : 1015808 = 992 KB
Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device
communication breaks or freezes immediately after that.
FIFO size : 12582912 = 12288 KB
Track 01: data 3694 MB
Total size: 4243 MB (420:21.90) = 1891643 sectors
Lout start: 4243 MB (420:23/68) = 1891643 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
HINT: use dvd+rw-mediainfo from dvd+rw-tools for information extraction.
Blocks total: 2298496 Blocks current: 2298496 Blocks remaining: 406853
Speed set to 2822 KB/s
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 2.0 in dummy unknown mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting dummy write i 0 seconds. Operation starts.
Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
Starting new track at sector: 0
Track 01: 556 of 3694 MB written (fifo 100%) [buf 93%] 2.1x.
Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 3874084864/583518208 (284921 sectors).
Writing time: 392.897s
Average write speed 7.1x.
Min drive buffer fill was 75%
Fixating...
WARNING: Some drives don't like fixation in dummy mode.
Fixating time: 0.000s
wodim: fifo had 61021 puts and 61021 gets.
wodim: fifo was 1211 times empty and 8363 times full, min fill was 0%.
eject
sudo eject

Nothing happens, I cannot remove the DVD from the drive and the system protocol fills with the error mentioned above (the system protocol program you can start over system => ... crashes after a while, the machine getting slower and slower).

Any more information I can provide?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

seems to indicate that the bug is not due to the graphical applications but rather a linux one

[der_vegi (m-may)]

Well, I could do a git-bisect of the kernel? But I won't have finished that before the weekend. Do you propose some version of the kernel to start at?

[der_vegi (m-may)]

Works with a self-compiled 2.6.25 vanilla kernel (amd64).

[der_vegi (m-may)]

Also works with vanilla 2.6.24.5, starting a bisect now.

[der_vegi (m-may)]

Vanilla 2.6.24-rc1 works as well. So maybe it is an issue of the Ubuntu kernel?

[der_vegi (m-may)]

I am stuck in the bisect. When I mark 2.6.24-rc8 (9c09a95cf431fcf5720f2e408befa24b32b8cf4d) of the Ubuntu git as good, I get the error "fatal: Untracked working tree file 'debian/changelog' would be overwritten by merge.". After that, git-bisect doesn't change the version anymore.

[der_vegi (m-may)]

I finisehd the bisect:

git-bisect bad
6a7b315b1cdedd5f4a301507cff1b47bd9c86c2e is first bad commit
commit 6a7b315b1cdedd5f4a301507cff1b47bd9c86c2e
Author: Akira Tsukamoto <email address hidden>
Date: Fri Feb 1 15:16:54 2008 -0800

    USB: pl2303: add support for RATOC REX-USB60F

    pl2303: add support for RATOC REX-USB60F

    This patch adds support for RATOC REX-USB60F Serial Adapters,
    which is widely used in Japan recently.

    Signed-off-by: Akira Tsukamoto <email address hidden>
    Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <email address hidden>
    Signed-off-by: Amit Kucheria <email address hidden>

:040000 040000 adfd5d3c62a2fe4c77fc4afd40409f82d43c4325 b4d864d4b0a0a8e7e4d8636eb51c1e45ccd11c58 M drivers

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

what dvd drive modele do you use?

[der_vegi (m-may)]

lshw tells me the following:
*-ide
             description: IDE interface
             product: SB600 IDE
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 14.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.1
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ATIIXP_IDE latency=0 module=atiixp
           *-ide
                description: IDE Channel 0
                physical id: 0
                bus info: ide@0
                logical name: ide0
                clock: 66MHz
              *-cdrom
                   product: Optiarc DVD+/-RW AD-5540A
                   physical id: 0
                   bus info: ide@0.0
                   logical name: /dev/hda
                   capabilities: packet
Yeah, I find it a little bit strange, that the commit is a usb driver..? Any more information I can provide?

[der_vegi (m-may)]

My computer is a Dell Inspiron 1501, if that is of any relevance.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi der_vegi,

If you get a chance and are willing to test, would you care to confirm if this is still an issue with the latest Alpha for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 which contains a 2.6.26 kernel (soon to possibly be 2.6.27) - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing. I know you commented this was resolved with the upstream 2.6.25 and 2.6.24.5 kernels so I'm curious if it still affects the updated Ubuntu Intrepid kernel. In the mean time I'll also open the Hardy nomination for the kernel team to take a look and consider fixing for Hardy. Thanks.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

[der_vegi (m-may)]

Okay, it seems to be fixed in 2.6.27-1 (updated Intrepid Alpha4), I burned one DVD successfully, simulation was successful, too. I hope I will find the time these days to test the 2.6.26 kernel as well.

[der_vegi (m-may)]

Works with 2.6.26-5-generic as well.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Setting this to "Fix Released" for Intrepid based on the decision to stick with the 2.6.27 kernel for Intrepid - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2008-September/003107.html

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Per a decision made by the Ubuntu Kernel Team, bugs will longer be assigned to the ubuntu-kernel-team in Launchpad as part of the bug triage process. The ubuntu-kernel-team is being unassigned from this bug report. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies for more information. Thanks.

[ice.polar (ice-polar)]

Hi there,
i arived here because my dvd-burner produces trash since a particular kernel-update now using:

ice@ICEWORKSTATION:~$ uname -a
Linux ICEWORKSTATION 2.6.24-26-generic #1 SMP Tue Dec 1 18:37:31 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

ice@iceworkstation:~$ wodim --devices
wodim: Overview of accessible drives (1 found) :
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 0 dev='/dev/scd0' rwrw-- : '_NEC' 'DVD_RW ND-3520A'
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

On this hardware i have burned several dvd's and cd's in the past without one single drop out.
Now there is no error, everything seems ok but the dvd cannot read by the system after the burning process completed no matter if kb3 or brasero is used.

Peace
  Ice

[Julian Wiedmann (jwiedmann)]

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