DVD burning error (problem with kernel 2.6.8-1.521?)

[Richard E Miles]

> Hi All,
> 
> I have developed a problem with DVD burning on FC2 after upgrading from 
> 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 (and previous versions) to 2.6.8-1.521.  Before the 
> upgrade to 2.6.8 I was able to burn DVDs using my NEC ND2500a DVD 
> Burner, but after the kernel upgrade I can't, the error I get in k3b 
> (passed through from growisofs) is:
> 
> growisofs
> -----------------------
> :-( unable to GET CONFIGURATION: Operation not permitted
> :-( non-MMC unit?
> 
> (screengrab here for your amusement: http://store.amoto.co.uk/dvd-error.png)
> 
> Anyone any ideas as to why this could be happening?  It is a pain to 
> have to reboot to a new kernel when I want to burn a DVD.
> 
> Thanks
> Will.

The 2.6.8 kernel has a bug which prvents burning as a user. Some say that you
can do it as root. Soon as I found out about this I changed back to the 2.6.7
kernel. So try burning as root or switch back to the 2.6.7 kernel. YMMV
-- 
Richard E Miles
Federal Way WA.
registered linux user 46097