New external CD drive won't burn a CD

[ejazzkatt]

I bought a new CD drive. It plays CDs okay but I can't get it to burn CDs. K3B gives an error CD Record 254. Brasero says Internal Error. Would someone please help me get this thing to work? Thank you.

[songhuijohn]

can not provide an answer, but if you tell us the name and model number of the cd/dvd drive you are having problems with, someone might be able to help you.
Also, the output of inxi -Fzx would be helpful.

[ejazzkatt]

The drive is a Cocopa GCCT20N 106
Here is the output from that command.

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eric_jackson@HP-ENVY-15 ~ $ inxi -Fzx
System:    Host: HP-ENVY-15 Kernel: 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.8.8 (Qt 5.6.1)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena
Machine:   System: Hewlett-Packard (portable) product: HP ENVY 15 Notebook PC v: 0975100000405F10000620180
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 2290 v: 77.35
           Bios: Insyde v: F.34 date: 12/19/2014
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i7-4710HQ (-HT-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 19955
           clock speeds: max: 3500 MHz 1: 2500 MHz 2: 2500 MHz 3: 2499 MHz
           4: 2736 MHz 5: 2510 MHz 6: 2500 MHz 7: 2499 MHz 8: 2500 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@59.99hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Mobile
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 12.0.6 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Card-2 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.8.0-58-generic
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: ath9k bus-ID: 01:00.0
           IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 4000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1004.2GB (14.8% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS541010A9 size: 1000.2GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: USB_Flash_Drive size: 4.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 23G used: 12G (53%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
           ID-2: /home size: 403G used: 126G (33%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda8
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 1.02GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 289 Uptime: 10:22 Memory: 4688.0/7913.1MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 
eric_jackson@HP-ENVY-15 ~ $ 

[Spearmint2]

I don't see it listed in the Drives section. It is an RW type CD drive? This happens in windows too.

Cocopa GCCT20N 106

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/win ... d0c?auth=1

[makh]

Hi

https://www.linuxquestions.org/question ... 175609021/Suggests to install cdrkit, mint repo has: brasero-cdrkit

To see cd device details, you may run:

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wodim -checkdrive

or

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cdrecord -checkdrive

But, there can be some other issue also.

If above doesnt help, try installing all suggested dependencies of k3b.

I hope this works...

[phd21]

HI "ejazzkatt",

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

This should show up in your results of the "inxi -Fxzd" command, and run "lsusb" too, please re-run these commands and post the results or replace the other results.

Drives: HDD Total Size: 168.1GB (37.2% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD1600BEKT size: 160.0GB
ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: Patriot_Memory size: 8.0GB

Optical-1: /dev/sr0 model: TEAC DVD-ROM DV-28SW rev: D.2F dev-links: cdrom
Features: speed: 24x multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes rw: none state: running

The optical drive below is an external USB LG DVD burner
Optical-2: /dev/sr1 model: N/A rev: N/A dev-links: N/A
Features: speed: 24x multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: N/A

Note1: Linux does not seem to like passive USB hubs which are USB hubs that do not have their own power supply. I highly recommend that you do not use them, devices plugged into these will not work or worse they work intermittently.

Note2: Some devices do not work properly on certain USB ports, so try another one. Unplug the device wait 10-12 seconds, plug it into another USB port and wait a few seconds and re-run the "inxi -Fxzd" command.

Some USB v2.0 devices will not work on USB 1 ports or USB 3.x ports

From what I have read about some newer computers, there are dedicated USB ports for USB keyboard and mouse, make sure you are not accidentally using one of those.


Hope this helps ...

[ejazzkatt]

Spearmint2 it is a RW type drive

I didn't find cdrkit in the repos although I did find brasero cdrkit and I installed it I did find cdrkit doc

I ran inxi -Fxzd again. Here's the output

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eric_jackson@HP-ENVY-15 ~ $ inxi -Fxzd
System:    Host: HP-ENVY-15 Kernel: 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.8.8 (Qt 5.6.1)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena
Machine:   System: Hewlett-Packard (portable) product: HP ENVY 15 Notebook PC v: 0975100000405F10000620180
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 2290 v: 77.35
           Bios: Insyde v: F.34 date: 12/19/2014
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i7-4710HQ (-HT-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 19955
           clock speeds: max: 3500 MHz 1: 2664 MHz 2: 2500 MHz 3: 2788 MHz
           4: 2673 MHz 5: 2701 MHz 6: 2948 MHz 7: 2532 MHz 8: 2660 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@59.99hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Mobile
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 12.0.6 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Card-2 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.8.0-58-generic
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: ath9k bus-ID: 01:00.0
           IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 4000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1004.2GB (14.8% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS541010A9 size: 1000.2GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: USB_Flash_Drive size: 4.0GB
           Optical-1: /dev/sr0 model: hp DVDRW  DU8A5SHL
           rev: ZH63 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
           Optical-2: /dev/sr1 model: N/A rev: N/A dev-links: N/A
           Features: speed: 24x multisession: yes
           audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw state: N/A
Partition: ID-1: / size: 23G used: 12G (53%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
           ID-2: /home size: 403G used: 127G (33%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda8
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 1.02GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 288 Uptime: 16:00 Memory: 4949.5/7913.1MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 
eric_jackson@HP-ENVY-15 ~ $ 

Everything for K3B was already installed that showed up when I searched for K3b
It seems to be listed now

Here is the output for wodim

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wodim -checkdrive /dev/sr1
wodim: No write mode specified.
wodim: Assuming -tao mode.
wodim: Future versions of wodim may have different drive dependent defaults.
No tracks allowed with -load, -lock, -setdropts, -msinfo, -toc, -atip, -fix,
-version, -checkdrive, -prcap, -inq, -scanbus, --devices, -reset and -abort options.

This is the output from lsusb

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lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 138a:0050 Validity Sensors, Inc. Swipe Fingerprint Sensor
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b40e Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd HP Truevision HD camera
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 13fd:3940 Initio Corporation 
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 056a:0017 Wacom Co., Ltd CTE-450 [Bamboo Fun]
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 125f:0000 A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd. 
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Thank you all for your help!

[phd21]

Hi "ejazzkatt",

You are welcome from all of us that responded.

Your optical drives seem to be available and show in the results if the "inxi -Fxzd" now.

Did you realize the this new external USB DVD drive which I am assuming is Optical-2 is not a DVD burner only a DVD player and CD burner? It can read and play DVD's but it can only burn CD's? If it were me, I would return it and get an USB external DVD burner which probably cost the same as this optical drive did. My LG external DVD burner is around $20-$30 us, and there are many others in that range. All DVD burners can burn CD's as well.

Drives: HDD Total Size: 1004.2GB (14.8% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS541010A9 size: 1000.2GB
ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: USB_Flash_Drive size: 4.0GB

Optical-1: /dev/sr0 model: hp DVDRW DU8A5SHL
rev: ZH63 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

Optical-2: /dev/sr1 model: N/A rev: N/A dev-links: N/A
Features: speed: 24x multisession: yes
audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw state: N/A

Hope this helps ...

[ejazzkatt]

Really. This is what the description says on Amazon "Cocopa USB 3.0 External CD Drive, CD/DVD-RW Drive, CD-RW Rewriter Burner Superdrive For High Speed Data Transfer for Laptop Notebook PC Desktop Computer Support Windows/ Vista/7/8.1/10, Mac OSX" It continues by saying it supports Linux

[ejazzkatt]

I tried burning a Cd with Brasero. This was the error.

Checking session consistency (brasero_burn_check_session_consistency brasero-burn.c:1739)
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim creating input
BraseroWodim getting varg
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim got varg:
BraseroWodim deactivating
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_set_use_average_rate
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroTranscode deactivating
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim creating input
BraseroWodim getting varg
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_device
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_speed
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_audio_title
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_tracks
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroWodim writing inf (/tmp/brasero_tmp_5LCAAZ.inf)
BraseroWodim got track length 3803266031747 285245
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroWodim got varg:
wodim
-v
dev=/dev/sr1
speed=24
driveropts=burnfree
-dao
fs=25m
-audio
-useinfo
-text
/tmp/brasero_tmp_5LCAAZ.inf
BraseroWodim Launching command
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroTranscode linked to BraseroWodim
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_set_use_average_rate
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroTranscode settings track boundaries time = 0 3803266031747 / bytes = 0 670896129
BraseroTranscode Creating new pipeline
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_tag_lookup
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_output_type
BraseroTranscode New pad
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroTranscode Sending audio levels tags
BraseroTranscode Set volume level 0.000000 0.000000
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroTranscode Retrieving tags
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroTranscode Retrieving tags
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroTranscode Retrieving tags
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroTranscode called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroTranscode start piping /home/eric_jackson/Downloads/coltrane interview.wav
BraseroWodim stderr: scsidev: '/dev/sr1'
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: devname: '/dev/sr1'
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Wodim version: 1.1.11
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: SCSI buffer size: 64512
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: communication breaks or freezes immediately after that.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: TOC Type: 0 = CD-DA
BraseroWodim stdout: Driveropts: 'burnfree'
BraseroWodim stdout: Device type : Removable CD-ROM
BraseroWodim stdout: Version : 0
BraseroWodim stdout: Response Format: 2
BraseroWodim stdout: Capabilities :
BraseroWodim stdout: Vendor_info : 'HL-DT-ST'
BraseroWodim stdout: Identification : 'CDRW/DVD GCCT20N'
BraseroWodim stdout: Revision : 'A106'
BraseroWodim stdout: Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-ROM.
BraseroWodim stdout: Current: 0x0009 (CD-R)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R) (current)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW)
BraseroWodim stdout: Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
BraseroWodim stdout: Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
BraseroWodim stdout: Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R
BraseroWodim stdout: Drive buf size : 1601712 = 1564 KB
BraseroWodim stdout: FIFO size : 26214400 = 25600 KB
BraseroWodim stderr: resid: 60
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Speed set to 4234 KB/s
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: pregap1: -1
BraseroWodim stdout: Track 01: audio 639 MB (63:23.26) no preemp swab copy
BraseroWodim stdout: Total size: 639 MB (63:23.26) = 285245 sectors
BraseroWodim stdout: Lout start: 640 MB (63:25/20) = 285245 sectors
BraseroWodim stdout: Current Secsize: 2048
BraseroWodim stdout: ATIP info from disk:
BraseroWodim stdout: Indicated writing power: 5
BraseroWodim stdout: Is not unrestricted
BraseroWodim stdout: Is not erasable
BraseroWodim stdout: Disk sub type: Medium Type A, high Beta category (A+) (3)
BraseroWodim stdout: ATIP start of lead in: -11634 (97:26/66)
BraseroWodim stdout: ATIP start of lead out: 359846 (79:59/71)
BraseroWodim stdout: Disk type: Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar)
BraseroWodim stdout: Manuf. index: 3
BraseroWodim stdout: Manufacturer: CMC Magnetics Corporation
BraseroWodim stdout: Blocks total: 359846 Blocks current: 359846 Blocks remaining: 74601
BraseroWodim stdout: Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 24.0 in real SAO mode for single session.
BraseroWodim stdout: Last chance to quit, starting real write in 4 seconds.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_set_dangerous
BraseroWodim stdout:
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BraseroWodim stdout:
BraseroWodim stdout: 3 seconds.
BraseroWodim stdout:
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BraseroWodim stdout: 2 seconds.
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BraseroWodim stdout: 1 seconds. 0 seconds. Operation starts.
BraseroWodim stderr: resid: 60
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: resid: 60
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
BraseroWodim stdout: Performing OPC...
BraseroWodim stdout: Sending CUE sheet...
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroWodim stderr: Errno: 5 (Input/output error), write_g1 scsi sendcmd: no error
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: CDB: 2A 00 FF FF FF 0C 00 02 9E 00
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 08 03 00 00
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Sense Code: 0x08 Qual 0x03 (logical unit communication crc error (ultra-dma/32)) Fru 0x0
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: resid: 64320
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: cmd finished after 0.157s timeout 200s
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: wodim: Could not write Lead-in.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_error
BraseroWodim finished with an error
BraseroWodim asked to stop because of an error
error = 15
message = "An error occurred while writing to disc"
BraseroTranscode stopping
BraseroTranscode disconnecting BraseroTranscode from BraseroWodim
BraseroWodim stopping
BraseroWodim got killed
BraseroWodim closing connection for BraseroWodim
Session error : An error occurred while writing to disc (brasero_burn_record brasero-burn.c:2856)

[phd21]

Hi "ejazzkatt",

1.) Drives are not really computer operating specific usually, unless they specifically claim so. My LG did not claim to work in Linux, but it does. Amazon.com is a wonderful place to shop and they have a great return policy.

If you look at the results of your "inxi -Fxzd" command, you can see the HP drive optical1 supports "rw" and shows dvd entries, whereas the other drive optical2 has no dvd entries after the "rw".

Do you have a link to that drive we can look at?

LG Electronics 8X USB 2.0 Super Multi Ultra Slim Portable DVD Writer Drive +/-RW External Drive with M-DISC Support (Black) GP65NB60 $23 us
https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-P ... RE56BA2DHN

Various external USB drives
Best Sellers in External DVD Drives
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Com ... 1292113011

2.) The two best DVD/CD applications are "K3b" and "xfburn" ...

Hope this helps ...

[ejazzkatt]

It's the drive listed at the top of the page.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c ... 0PCA598BJP

[makh]

Hi

If you can try with any iso below 700MB size:

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cdrecord -v -sao dev=/dev/sr0 isoimage.iso

The CD should not be mounted, for this command to work.

[phd21]

Hi "ejazzkatt",

I just quickly checked out (reviewed) your link to the optical drive that you purchased from Amazon.com. It looks like it might be deceptive advertising too me. The drive does not have DVD+-RW capabilities only reads and plays DVD's and can only write CD-RW discs, at least that is what is reported on your system. Yet it clearly shows DVD+-RW in its descriptions. I read a lot of the user comments as well, but none of the ones I read specifically claim they burned DVD discs only CD discs. Do you have any other computers you can try this drive with?

If it were me, I would return it and get another external USB DVD burner writer which can also burn CD discs, a different make and model. It might also be defective, so you can try another one from this seller.

Another Amazon.com link of external drives - check number sold, descriptions, user comments, etc...
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss ... +dvd+drive



Hope this helps ...

[Spearmint2]

Several things noticed.

It's a no name drive therefore I could not determine from the lsusb readout which was the drive, or could have given you a quirks mode to add to your grub boot line. However Brasero identifies it as Manufacturer: CMC Magnetics Corporation

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BraseroWodim stdout: Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-ROM.
BraseroWodim stdout: Current: 0x0009 (CD-R)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R) (current)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW)
BraseroWodim stdout: Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
BraseroWodim stdout: Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
BraseroWodim stdout: Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R

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driveropts=burnfree
-dao

you tried to burn it disk at once, but it only listed tao or track at once as being capable with that drive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_d ... ding_modes
https://customer.real.com/hc/en-us/arti ... ity-issues

I agree with phd21 that the ad is deceptive.

Check that error reported by burner program.

Aha, found something here. It's the Initio as recounted in the lsusb reading. Notice the manufacturer ID is the same as this, but it reports Matshita

https://www.kosagi.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=397

Hello,

I just bought an external DVD/Blueray burner; it seems to be a SATA drive in a random USB3 enclosure:
$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 100: ID 13fd:3940 Initio Corporation
I have found reports on the Internet where the same device was used to house an external hard disk instead of an optical drive.

When I plug it in, no /dev/sr? is created; here is the output of dmesg:
[474014.857514] usb 1-1.4.2: new high-speed USB device number 100 using ci_hdrc
[474014.979497] usb 1-1.4.2: New USB device found, idVendor=13fd, idProduct=3940
[474014.979511] usb 1-1.4.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[474014.979520] usb 1-1.4.2: Product: BD-MLT UJ260AF
[474014.979527] usb 1-1.4.2: Manufacturer: MATSHITA
[474014.979535] usb 1-1.4.2: SerialNumber: 57503732202030333236353020202020
[474014.980324] usb-storage 1-1.4.2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[474014.982418] usb-storage 1-1.4.2:1.0: Quirks match for vid 13fd pid 3940: 2000000
[474014.982528] scsi host208: usb-storage 1-1.4.2:1.0
[474015.979312] scsi 208:0:0:0: CD-ROM MATSHITA BD-MLT UJ260AF 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0

I would get a Sony, at least then you know it works.

[ejazzkatt]

Okay, I guess that I'm going to send it back.

Thank you.