Can not write to CD/DVD

[Rustys]

Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon 64 Bit
I am using a blank DVD-R (4.3 GB) and it does mount the Blank Disk. When I look under Disk it show properly only showing 2 KB available.

Tried CD-R and get the same results.
Tried using the Live Version of Linux on USB and shows the same.
Tried the same for Ubuntu that is installed (v. 14.04) and Live USB Ubuntu shows the same.
Tried a 32 bit version on another system that has a working DVD+- and shows the same.

This DVD drive works flawlessly (reading the disk and writing) in Windows.

rustys@GatewayMint19:~$ sudo cd-drive
[sudo] password for rustys:
cd-drive version 1.0.0 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Copyright (c) 2003-2005, 2007-2008, 2011-2015, 2017 R. Bernstein
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The driver selected is GNU/Linux
The default device for this driver is /dev/cdrom

Drivers available...
GNU/Linux ioctl and MMC driver
cdrdao (TOC) disk image driver
bin/cuesheet disk image driver
Nero NRG disk image driver


CD-ROM drive supports some nonstandard or degenerate set of MMC

Drive: /dev/cdrom
Vendor : MATSHITA
Model : DVD-RAM UJ8C0
Revision : 1.00
Profile List Feature
Re-writable DVD
DVD+R Double Layer - DVD Recordable Double Layer
DVD+R - DVD Recordable
DVD+RW - DVD Rewritable
Re-recordable DVD using Restricted Overwrite
Re-recordable DVD using Sequential Recording
DVD-R - Double-layer Jump Recording
DVD-R - Double-Layer Sequential Recording
Re-recordable DVD using Sequential recording - on
Read only DVD
CD-RW Re-writable Compact Disc capable
Write once Compact Disc capable
Read only Compact Disc capable

Core Feature

Morphing Feature
Operational Change Request/Notification supported
Synchronous GET EVENT/STATUS NOTIFICATION supported

Removable Medium Feature
Tray type loading mechanism
can eject the medium or magazine via the normal START/STOP command
can be locked into the Logical Unit

Write Protect Feature

Random Readable Feature

Multi-Read Feature


CD Read Feature
C2 Error pointers are supported
CD-Text is supported

DVD Read Feature

Random Writable Feature

Incremental Streaming Writable Feature

Formattable Feature

Management Ability of the Logical Unit/media system to provide an apparently defect-free space. Feature

Restricted Overwrite Feature

DVD+RW Feature

DVD+R Feature

Rigid Restricted Overwrite Feature

CD Track at Once Feature

CD Mastering (Session at Once) Feature

DVD-R/RW Write Feature

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CD-RW Media Write Support Feature

Profile List Feature

Profile List Feature

Profile List Feature

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Hardware : CD-ROM or DVD
Can eject : Yes
Can close tray : Yes
Can disable manual eject : Yes
Can select juke-box disc : No

Can set drive speed : No
Can read multiple sessions (e.g. PhotoCD) : Yes
Can hard reset device : Yes

Reading....
Can read Mode 2 Form 1 : Yes
Can read Mode 2 Form 2 : Yes
Can read (S)VCD (i.e. Mode 2 Form 1/2) : Yes
Can read C2 Errors : Yes
Can read IRSC : Yes
Can read Media Channel Number (or UPC) : Yes
Can play audio : Yes
Can read CD-DA : Yes
Can read CD-R : Yes
Can read CD-RW : Yes
Can read DVD-ROM : Yes

Writing....
Can write CD-RW : Yes
Can write DVD-R : Yes
Can write DVD-RAM : Yes
Can write DVD-RW : No
Can write DVD+RW : No

rustys@GatewayMint19:~$

[Schultz]

What app are you using to try to write to disc? Sorry if it's posted in your wall of text, didn't have time to read it.

[Rustys]

What app are you using to try to write to disc? Sorry if it's posted in your wall of text, didn't have time to read it.

Mint
Disk Image Writer

Ubuntu
Disk Image Writer
Brasero

[Flemur]

Try running

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xfburn

from a terminal, try writing to a write-able CD/DVD, and post the terminal output here.
You might have to install it:

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sudo apt-get install xfburn

It's light and won't include a lot of junk or mess up your system.

[kukamuumuka]

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inxi -dx

Are you in cdrom group?

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groups

[Rustys]

Let me know if I am missing anything.

@Flemur

rustys@GatewayMint19:~$ xfburn
** Message: 13:17:36.466: Using UDEV
** Message: 13:17:39.655: Using gstreamer transcoder.

(xfburn:4876): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: 13:22:51.470: invalid cast from 'GstDiscoverer' to 'GstObject'
rustys@GatewayMint19:~$

@administrollaattori

rustys@GatewayMint19:~$ inxi -dx
Drives: HDD Total Size: 250.1GB (7.3% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST9250827AS size: 250.1GB
Optical-1: /dev/sr0 model: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ8C0 rev: 1.00 dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw
Features: speed: 24x multisession: yes
audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running
rustys@GatewayMint19:~$ groups
rustys adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare
rustys@GatewayMint19:~$

[kukamuumuka]

Try to copy DVD or CD for seeing if the cdrom is working.

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ls /*/cdrom

... if /dev/cdrom, run

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dd if=/dev/cdrom of=mydvd.iso status=progress

Open the iso using Engrampa for example.

[Rustys]

Try to copy DVD or CD for seeing if the cdrom is working.

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ls /*/cdrom

... if /dev/cdrom, run

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dd if=/dev/cdrom of=mydvd.iso status=progress

Open the iso using Engrampa for example.

Hoping I did it right. Was there supose to be a iso file used or one created?

rustys@GatewayMint19:~$ ls /*/cdrom
/dev/cdrom
rustys@GatewayMint19:~$ dd if=/dev/cdrom of=mydvd.iso status=progress
0+0 records in
0+0 records out
0 bytes copied, 0.000210291 s, 0.0 kB/s
rustys@GatewayMint19:~$

[kukamuumuka]

https://askubuntu.com/questions/725280/ ... nit-broken

found How to fix it.

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sudo -H gedit /etc/hdparm.conf

add at the bottom

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/dev/sr0 {
    dma = on
}

reboot

PS. Use Xed instead of Gedit.

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xed admin:///etc/hdparm.conf

[Rustys]

Will I need to add the # symbol or will it automatically (at the beginning of each line)?

Thanks all for the help.

[kukamuumuka]

Will I need to add the # symbol or will it automatically (at the beginning of each line)?

Thanks all for the help.

Only the next lines like:

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#/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 {
	dma = on		   
#	interrupt_unmask = on
#	io32_support = 0
#}

[Rustys]

Will I need to add the # symbol or will it automatically (at the beginning of each line)?

Thanks all for the help.

Only the next lines like:

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#/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 {
	dma = on		   
#	interrupt_unmask = on
#	io32_support = 0
#}

Done

[kukamuumuka]

Will I need to add the # symbol or will it automatically (at the beginning of each line)?

Thanks all for the help.

Only the next lines like:

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#/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 {
	dma = on		   
#	interrupt_unmask = on
#	io32_support = 0
#}

Done

Does cdrom work now?

[Rustys]

No it still can not write to disk using Disk Image Writer like I use to be able to.

Can through xfburn.

Disk still shows all writable disk as

Screenshot from 2018-09-20 18-41-55.png

[kukamuumuka]

How about if you change the settings?

settings.png

[Rustys]

Should look like this correct?

Screenshot from 2018-09-21 09-46-32.png

[Rustys]

Guess then there is no way to fix the Disk section to read the CD DVD disk correctly where I can also write to them?

Yes I can write to them using software now.

[kukamuumuka]

Guess then there is no way to fix the Disk section to read the CD DVD disk correctly where I can also write to them?

Yes I can write to them using software now.

I just tested the next thing on old HP laptop, which did not mount cdrom. I made a custom mount point, and now cdrom works fine. The operating system in this old HP is MX 17.

An example about making this mount point:

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sudo mkdir -p /media/cdrom

…. add the mount point to the /etc/fstab file

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sudo nano /etc/fstab

….. add a line

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/dev/cdrom /media/cdrom auto rw,noauto,user,exec 0 0

…. save, quit and reboot.

Ctrl o
Ctrl x

For knowing info from your CD/DVDROM, run command

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inxi -dx

[Rustys]

I apologize for the delay in responding.

The drive I was using gave out and I have not replaced it.

When I do get a chance to get a new drive and install Mint again will try what you have suggested. For not you can close this one out will be a while before I can get the drive.

Thanks to everyone that assisted with this.

Rustys...

[phd21]

HI Rustys,

I just read your post and the good replies to it. Here are my thoughts on this as well.

Sorry to hear about your CD/DVD burner, but mechanical drives do wear out.

Fortunately, DVD/CD burner writers are low-cost $20-$25us or less in some cases even USB external drives are around $25us and work very well. You can even get Blu-Ray burner writers for around $50-$100. I recommend getting a CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burner that supports "m-disc". Read descriptions and user comments, if they specifically state only work with MS Windows or Mac, then maybe they will not work with Linux, but most will.

I have an older LG USB external DVD/CD burner that still works well with all regular DVD/CD discs but unfortunately does support "m-disc" discs which I want.

I do not know why you went through a manual mounting of the CD/DVD drive because that is unusual and normally unecessary.

cd burner for mint 19 - Linux Mint Forums
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=279918&hilit=regionset

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Hope this helps ...