Bug#267338: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7: 2.6.8 broke cdrecord

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 06:30:05PM -0700, Kingsley G. Morse Jr. wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7
> Version: 2.6.8-1
> Severity: important
> Tags: sid
> 
> Thanks for maintaining debian's kernel packages.
> 
> You're important.
> 
> The main reason that I'm writing is that it seems
> version 2.6.8 of the kernel has broken cdrecord.
> 
> http://k3b.org/ elaborates:
> 
>     "Do not use Kernel 2.6.8
> 
>     A patch that was introduced into the kernel
>     shortly before the 2.6.8 release makes K3b and
>     also the dvd+rw-tools unusable on Linux (unless
>     run as root but that is not recommended). The very
>     important GET CONFIGURATION MMC command is
>     rejected by the kernel for reasons I cannot see
>     and writing commands like MODE SELECT also fail
>     (K3b cannot detect CD writers without it) even
>     when the device is opened O_RDWR. Until this issue
>     has been solved I strongly recommend to stick to
>     kernel version 2.6.7. 
> 
>     Update: The kernel guys are currently fixing
>     the problem so the next kernel release should
>     work again. :) 

Consensus on this seems to be that the kernel will not be fixed, that the old
way the userland tools used to speak to the burners involve security holes,
and thus the userland tools (cdrecord and co) need to be fixed.

Friendly,

Sven Luther