k3b/k9copy cannot find dvd burner

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k3b/k9copy cannot find dvd burner

Post by Linux n00b »

I just noticed when I try to use k3b/k9copy, it says "cannot find optical drive". I remember there was a recent k3b update. Does anyone experienced the same problem? Any way to fix it?
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Re: k3b/k9copy cannot find dvd burner

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For the record, is the burner found during POST? Sounds silly to say but if you've been messing around inside the case recently make sure the connections are snug.
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Re: k3b/k9copy cannot find dvd burner

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There is nothing wrong with hardware. DVD play back works fine.
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Re: k3b/k9copy cannot find dvd burner

Post by feffer »

Both k3b and k9copy have config settings that point to the optical drive(s). You should check these. I think the optical devices are something like /dev/sr0, /dev/sr1. Sometimes there are aliases to these devices like cdrom1, dvd1, and so on. Look in your /dev dir to see. As way to check try this cmd:

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$ eject /dev/sr0
this should open the drive in question. Once you have the correct device name, make sure k3b and k9copy settings have these. Hope this helps.

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Re: k3b/k9copy cannot find dvd burner [fixed??]

Post by Linux n00b »

Well, magic. Just powered up my laptop today, and k3b/k9copy are back to work. There was absolutely nothing installed/changed setting.

I guess that was my laptop saying "I don't feel like working". When I found they stopped working, I really needed to do some copy (no, not movie). Today, I don't need to copy anything, and there they are back.
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Re: k3b/k9copy cannot find dvd burner

Post by igsimon »

I have this problem now - just loaded K3b today 14 Aug - Brasero sees DVD disk but K3B does not loaded blank disk - K3b does see burner in settings pannel :oops: - any ideas?

Note - it works with CDs(i just treid one) but does not see blank DVDs - now I am very confused
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