Issues burning files to DVD -- Fedora 26

[Terry Polzin]

Has anyone had difficulties burning files to DVD?

I am trying to burn pictures I imported from my phone with XFBURN and after
what appears to be a successful burn, the DVD does not show anything on it.

Thanks,

Terry

[Rick Stevens]

On 08/23/2017 10:54 AM, Terry Polzin wrote:
> Has anyone had difficulties burning files to DVD?
>
> I am trying to burn pictures I imported from my phone with XFBURN and
> after what appears to be a successful burn, the DVD does not show
> anything on it.

The last time I saw that, it was because the session wasn't closed
(finalized). Are you using DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW media?
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[Zoltan Hoppar]

Looks like my installation is also broken, not only the dvd writer part,
something really messed up by dnf..... But... No clue why burning *any*
media is impossible, because when the process is started looks everything
nice - it's just torns the drive when needs to be finalised. Worse thing is
that drive bay door keeps closed - unable to eject - because the thread
can't finalize the writing, disk remains empty, and NO app is able to write
anything. When I tried to kill the tread, interestingly the app closes, but
the drive keeps spinning, and staying repeatedly in finalizing phase, till
I power off. Really scary, when the drive loudly scratching repeatedly
positioning back and forward....

Z

2017-08-23 20:27 GMT+02:00 Rick Stevens :
> On 08/23/2017 10:54 AM, Terry Polzin wrote:
> > Has anyone had difficulties burning files to DVD?
> >
> > I am trying to burn pictures I imported from my phone with XFBURN and
> > after what appears to be a successful burn, the DVD does not show
> > anything on it.
>
> The last time I saw that, it was because the session wasn't closed
> (finalized). Are you using DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW media?
> Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital    [e-mail] -
> AIM/Skype: therps2        ICQ: 226437340           Yahoo: origrps2 -
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>             Dyslexics of the world: UNTIE!                     -
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[Terry Polzin]

On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Zoltan Hoppar  wrote:
> Looks like my installation is also broken, not only the dvd writer part,
> something really messed up by dnf..... But... No clue why burning *any*
> media is impossible, because when the process is started looks everything
> nice - it's just torns the drive when needs to be finalised. Worse thing is
> that drive bay door keeps closed - unable to eject - because the thread
> can't finalize the writing, disk remains empty, and NO app is able to write
> anything. When I tried to kill the tread, interestingly the app closes, but
> the drive keeps spinning, and staying repeatedly in finalizing phase, till
> I power off. Really scary, when the drive loudly scratching repeatedly
> positioning back and forward....
>
> Z
>
> 2017-08-23 20:27 GMT+02:00 Rick Stevens :
> > On 08/23/2017 10:54 AM, Terry Polzin wrote:
> > > Has anyone had difficulties burning files to DVD?
> > >
> > > I am trying to burn pictures I imported from my phone with XFBURN and
> > > after what appears to be a successful burn, the DVD does not show
> > > anything on it.
> >
> > The last time I saw that, it was because the session wasn't closed
> > (finalized). Are you using DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW media?
> > Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital    [e-mail] -
> > AIM/Skype: therps2        ICQ: 226437340           Yahoo: origrps2 -
> >                                                                -
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> >
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>
> --
> PGP:  06853DF7
>
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>
> OK so it just isn't me, and brasaro seems to do the same thing.

EXTERNAL: Re: Issues burning files to DVD -- Fedora 26

[Wells, Roger K.]

On 08/23/2017 02:51 PM, Terry Polzin wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Zoltan Hoppar <[e-mail] 
> > wrote:
> Looks like my installation is also broken, not only the dvd writer
> part, something really messed up by dnf..... But... No clue why
> burning *any* media is impossible, because when the process is
> started looks everything nice - it's just torns the drive when
> needs to be finalised. Worse thing is that drive bay door keeps
> closed - unable to eject - because the thread can't finalize the
> writing, disk remains empty, and NO app is able to write anything.
> When I tried to kill the tread, interestingly the app closes, but
> the drive keeps spinning, and staying repeatedly in finalizing
> phase, till I power off. Really scary, when the drive loudly
> scratching repeatedly positioning back and forward....
>
> Z
>
> 2017-08-23 20:27 GMT+02:00 Rick Stevens <[e-mail]
> <mailto:[e-mail]>>:
>
>     On 08/23/2017 10:54 AM, Terry Polzin wrote:
>     > Has anyone had difficulties burning files to DVD?
>     >
>     > I am trying to burn pictures I imported from my phone with
>     XFBURN and
>     > after what appears to be a successful burn, the DVD does not
>     show
>     > anything on it.
>
>     The last time I saw that, it was because the session wasn't closed
>     (finalized). Are you using DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW media?
>     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
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> OK so it just isn't me, and brasaro seems to do the same thing.

FWIW
On F26, uname -a -> Linux rwells-x260 4.12.5-300.fc26.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon 
Aug 7 15:27:25 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Using Brasero (brasero-3.12.1-5.fc26.x86_64) and an LG External Super 
Multi DVD Rewriter model GP08LU10 (via USB)
Just viewed a few photographs burned to and viewed from a CD-R
All Brasero feedback appeared normal.
HTH
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[Terry Polzin]

On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 2:50 PM, Terry Polzin  wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Zoltan Hoppar  wrote:
> > Looks like my installation is also broken, not only the dvd writer part,
> > something really messed up by dnf..... But... No clue why burning *any*
> > media is impossible, because when the process is started looks everything
> > nice - it's just torns the drive when needs to be finalised. Worse thing is
> > that drive bay door keeps closed - unable to eject - because the thread
> > can't finalize the writing, disk remains empty, and NO app is able to write
> > anything. When I tried to kill the tread, interestingly the app closes, but
> > the drive keeps spinning, and staying repeatedly in finalizing phase, till
> > I power off. Really scary, when the drive loudly scratching repeatedly
> > positioning back and forward....
> >
> > Z
> >
> > 2017-08-23 20:27 GMT+02:00 Rick Stevens :
> > > On 08/23/2017 10:54 AM, Terry Polzin wrote:
> > > > Has anyone had difficulties burning files to DVD?
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to burn pictures I imported from my phone with XFBURN and
> > > > after what appears to be a successful burn, the DVD does not show
> > > > anything on it.
> > >
> > > The last time I saw that, it was because the session wasn't closed
> > > (finalized). Are you using DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW media?
> > > Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital    [e-mail] -
> > > AIM/Skype: therps2        ICQ: 226437340           Yahoo: origrps2 -
> > >                                                                -
> > >             Dyslexics of the world: UNTIE!                     -
> > >
> > > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> >
> > --
> > PGP:  06853DF7
> >
> > users mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> >
> > OK so it just isn't me, and brasaro seems to do the same thing.

My media DVD-R

[Tim]

Allegedly, on or about 23 August 2017, Zoltan Hoppar sent:
> Looks like my installation is also broken, not only the dvd writer
> part, something really messed up by dnf..... But... No clue why
> burning *any* media is impossible, because when the process is
> started looks everything nice - it's just torns the drive when needs
> to be finalised. Worse thing is that drive bay door keeps closed -
> unable to eject - because the thread can't finalize the writing, disk
> remains empty, and NO app is able to write anything. When I tried to
> kill the tread, interestingly the app closes, but the drive keeps
> spinning, and staying repeatedly in finalizing phase, till I power
> off. Really scary, when the drive loudly scratching repeatedly
> positioning back and forward....

Can it read other discs (ones made before the current problem)?

Are you using cheap discs?  The drive being unable to focus on a disc
is a common indicator of bad discs (which can be down to a bad random
disc, or lousy products).

The other thing that springs to mind is the status of the drive. 
Whether it's laser is dirty (smoke, dirt, fluff, etc.), laser wearing
out (everything ages), or the mechanics being gunked up so it can't
move properly into position.

By the way, don't top post on this list.  Quote what's need to make
sense of a reply, and reply below what you quote, so it reads like a
coherent conversation.  If your software makes that difficult, a better
approach can be to quote nothing, at all.  Just make your reply
understandable by itself.