Re: Problem with Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-308B

["Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>]

Hi,

> I have reported this as a kernel bug 
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=416388 since my research
> seemed to suggest that that is what it is.

Looks serious.

> I am sending this message, first to make sure that wodim developers are aware

wodim support list is 
  debburn-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org

Although cdwrite@other.debian.org is a general list
about CD/DVD burning it is possible that no team members
of the cdrkit project (wodim et.al.) are watching here.


So in general:

> Mar 27 10:38:23 localhost kernel: hdc: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }

I understand hdc is your burner (and not a hard disk
going mad when your burner is working).

Hard to say what is going on there. You should try
some older and newer kernels in order to find out
wether it is really an issue with a particular kernel.
(It is not normal with Linux to have such effects.
So it should not hit more than one or two revision.)


In your situation i would get some zero-install Linux
like rescue system RIP (currently kernel 2.6.20.6)
  http://www.tux.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/looplinux/rip
and try wether this achieves other results.
(One needs some working CD writer or an USB stick for
preparing a bootable RIP system. RIP has the advantage
to provide quite fresh versions of burn software.)


Have a nice day :)

Thomas