LINUX is full of music: K3b identifies kernel images in /boot as audio files :-)

[Joachim Backes]

On 01.08.2015 13:33, Alchemist wrote:
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> 2015-08-01 14:21 GMT+03:00 Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de
> <mailto:joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>>:
> 
>     On 01.08.2015 12:25, Alchemist wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     > 2015-08-01 12:47 GMT+03:00 Joachim Backes
>     <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de <mailto:joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>
>     > <mailto:joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de
>     <mailto:joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>>>:
>     >
>     >     Hi all,
>     >
>     >     seems, LINUX is full of sound: Trying to write
>     /boot/vmlinuz... to a
>     >     data CD with k3b. If I drag such a file to the "Data Project"
>     subwindow
>     >     of k3b, it is identified as audio file, and the CD burning is
>     rejected.
>     >     Same with files like initramfs...
>     >
>     >     This happens at least with k3b-2.0.3-3.fc22.x86_64.
>     >
>     >     Kind regards
>     >
>     >     --
>     >
>     >
>     > Perhaps because vmlinuz signature header (1byte+1nibble) is similar to
>     > MIDI format header, in case if k3b parses headers for files without
>     > extensions.
>     >
>     >
>     >     Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two)
>     >     Kernel-4.1.3-201.fc22.x86_64
>     >
>     >
>     >     Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de
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> 
>     Starting k3b directly by "k3b --data /boot/vmlinuz*", then k3b marks
>     these kernel files correctly as data files, and I can burn that data CD,
>     so I guess it's a drag/drop problem.
> 
>     Kind regards
> 
> 
> 
> Ok if you really don't see valid file types mentioned by Ed, your MIME
> db may be altered. Check for valid filetypes
> 
> 
> xdg-mime query filetype /boot/initramfs*
> xdg-mime query filetype /boot/vmlinuz*
> 
> and for default apps for theese valid types also
> 
> xdg-mime query default application/x-raw-disk-image
> xdg-mime query default application/x-ms-dos-executable
> 
> Not sure as I can't test it now, but check if k3b stores somewhere local
> filetype cache, so reset could be useful.
> 
> .kde4/share
> .config
> .local/share
> .cache
>  

Hi alchemist,

Another point: clicking first on the "New Data Project" button,  and
then dragging /boot/vmlinuz... to the Data project window, no error
happens, and I can burn flawlessly. It seems that the direct drag/drop
process selects the wrong  target action.

Joachim Backes

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Fedora release 22 (Twenty Two)
Kernel-4.1.3-201.fc22.x86_64


Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>
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