Hello, I attempted to perform a backup onto a BD-R disk and it seems not to be recognized while doing the same to the DVD+R disk worked OK . II attempted the burn with "CD/DVD Creator", "B rasero Disk Burner" and "K3b". With all 3 it seems like the BD-R media isn't recognized. In "K3b" the "Media info" shows what looks like a correct data but when I go to "Settings -> Configure -> Devices" and look at the "Writer drives" I see that the list of supported write formats goes only as far as DVD+R(W) and DVD+R double layer, it doesn't include BD-R format despite the fact that the burner itself is detected correctly: Code: Blockdevice: /dev/sr0 Generic device: Vendor: HL-DT-ST Description: BD-RE GGW-H20L Please not that it uses the block device /dev/sr0 while I also have a character device /dev/sg0: Code: <.../kaza>\ls -l /dev | grep cd lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 3 2010-04-03 16:46 cdrom -> sr0 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 3 2010-04-03 16:46 cdrw -> sr0 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 3 2010-04-03 16:46 scd0 -> sr0 crw-rw----+ 1 root cdrom 21, 0 2010-04-03 16:46 sg0 brw-rw----+ 1 root cdrom 11, 0 2010-04-03 16:46 sr0 My bluray burner is connected to a SATA link and from "Googling" about some error messages, it seems to me it should use "Generic SCSI" through the /dev/sg0, am I right about it? If yes, how can I instruct k3b what device to use? An attempt to do "Add device" and typing "/dev/sg0" resulted in: "Can't find additional device /dev/sg0". When I start "k3b" (and ejecting and re-inserting the disk in the middle) I get the following dumped into the terminal: Code: <.../kaza>k3b& [1] 5423 <.../kaza>kbuildsycoca running... (K3bDevice::HalConnection) initializing HAL >= 0.5 Mapping udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_BD_RE__GGW_H20L to device /dev/sr0 /dev/sr0 resolved to /dev/sr0 /dev/sr0 is block device (0) /dev/sr0 seems to be cdrom bus: 0, id: 0, lun: 0 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: init() (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: CD Mastering (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: CD Track At Once (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: CD-RW Media Write Support (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: DVD Read (MMC5) (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: DVD+R (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: DVD+RW (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: DVD+R Double Layer (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: BD Read (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: BD Write (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: DVD-R/-RW Write (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: Rigid Restricted Overwrite (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: Layer Jump Recording (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 feature: HD-DVD Read (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 unknown profile: 2 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: dataLen: 60 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: checking for TAO (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: checking for SAO (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: checking for SAO_R96P (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: checking for SAO_R96R (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: checking for RAW_R16 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: checking for RAW_R96P (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: checking for RAW_R96R (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET CONFIGURATION length det failed. (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET CONFIGURATION length det failed. (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET PERFORMANCE dataLen = 56 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET PERFORMANCE successful with reported length: 52 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: Number of supported write speeds via GET PERFORMANCE: 3 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 : 26973 KB/s (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 : 17982 KB/s (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 : 8991 KB/s (K3bDevice::DeviceManager) setting current write speed of device /dev/sr0 to 3324 /dev/sr0 resolved to /dev/sr0 (K3bDevice::DeviceManager) dev /dev/sr0 already found (K3bDevice::DeviceManager) found config entry for devicetype: HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET CONFIGURATION length det failed. (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET CONFIGURATION length det failed. Devices: ------------------------------ Blockdevice: /dev/sr0 Generic device: Vendor: HL-DT-ST Description: BD-RE GGW-H20L Version: YL03 Write speed: 3324 Profiles: DVD-ROM, DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, HD DVD-ROM, BD-ROM, BD-R Sequential (SRM), BD-R Random (RRM), BD-RE Read Cap: DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, DVD-RW, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW Dual Layer, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, HD DVD-ROM, HD DVD-R, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE Write Cap: DVD-R, DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, DVD-RW, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-R, CD-RW, BD-R, BD-RE Writing modes: SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R, Restricted Overwrite, Layer Jump, Random Recording, Sequential Recording, Sequential Recording + POW Reader aliases: /dev/sr0 ------------------------------ DiskInfo: Mediatype: BD-R Sequential (SRM) Current Profile: BD-R Sequential (SRM) Disk state: empty Empty: 1 Rewritable: 0 Appendable: 0 Sessions: 0 Tracks: 0 Layers: 1 Capacity: 00:00:00 (LBA 0) (0 Bytes) Remaining size: 00:00:00 (LBA 0) (0 Bytes) Used Size: 00:00:00 (LBA 0) (0 Bytes) (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET CONFIGURATION length det failed. (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET PERFORMANCE dataLen = 56 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET PERFORMANCE successful with reported length: 52 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: Number of supported write speeds via GET PERFORMANCE: 3 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 : 26973 KB/s (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 : 17982 KB/s (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 : 8991 KB/s (K3bDevice::DeviceManager) request for empty device! (K3bDevice::DeviceManager) request for empty device! removing udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_empty_bd_r (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET CONFIGURATION length det failed. (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET CONFIGURATION length det failed. DiskInfo: Mediatype: BD-R Sequential (SRM) Current Profile: BD-R Sequential (SRM) Disk state: empty Empty: 1 Rewritable: 0 Appendable: 0 Sessions: 0 Tracks: 0 Layers: 1 Capacity: 2715:25:17 (LBA 12219392) (25025314816 Bytes) Remaining size: 2715:25:17 (LBA 12219392) (25025314816 Bytes) Used Size: 00:00:00 (LBA 0) (0 Bytes) adding udi /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_empty_bd_r (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET CONFIGURATION length det failed. (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET PERFORMANCE dataLen = 56 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: GET PERFORMANCE successful with reported length: 52 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0: Number of supported write speeds via GET PERFORMANCE: 3 (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 : 26973 KB/s (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 : 17982 KB/s (K3bDevice::Device) /dev/sr0 : 8991 KB/s (K3bDevice::DeviceManager) request for empty device! [1] Done k3b <.../kaza>ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 5653, errno = 11 What doesn the message "GET CONFIGURATION length det failed." means? I attempted to "Google" for this error message, got LOTS of hits but couldn't find among them anything practical that looks like a solution to my problem. I'm running FC11, kernel: 2.6.29.4-167.hpfs.fc11.x86_64 with a GNOME desktop. Any ideas as to what as to what am I doing wrong? I also attempted to start "k3b" as a root with the same\results. Thanks in advance for any help, kaza.
