Re: cdrecord does not work as ordinary user in kernel 2.6.8-1-686
--- "H. S." <greatexcalibur@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just recently mustered up some courage and started
> using Kernel 2.6,
> 2.6.8-1-686 to be more exact.
>
> Since then I am having a few problems. Most can be
> lived with but
> cdrcord is not allowing non-root users to blank a
> CDRW disc.
>
> The messages I get are given below. I have the CD
> write at /dev/hdd and
> a CDROM as /dev/hdc:
> > ls -l /dev/hd[cd]
> brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 22, 0 Mar 23 16:48
> /dev/hdc
> brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 22, 64 Mar 23 16:48
> /dev/hdd
>
> The blanking works only if I try as a root. I can
> though mount and read
> CD's okay in both the readers as a normal user.
>
> And I am a member of the cdrom group. This writing
> worked okay under
> 2.4.26. Has anybody else had this problem?
>
> All help is appreciated,
> Thanks.
> ->HS
>
> Here is what I get I try:
> > cdrecord dev=ATAPI:0,1,0 blank=disc
> Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a34 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright
> (C) 1995-2004 J?rg
> Schilling
> NOTE: this version of cdrecord is an inofficial
> (modified) release of
> cdrecord
> and thus may have bugs that are not present
> in the original version.
> Please send bug reports and support requests
> to
> <cdrtools@packages.debian.org>.
> The original author should not be bothered
> with problems of this
> version.
>
> scsidev: 'ATAPI:0,1,0'
> devname: 'ATAPI'
> scsibus: 0 target: 1 lun: 0
> Warning: Using ATA Packet interface.
> Warning: The related Linux kernel interface code
> seems to be unmaintained.
> Warning: There is absolutely NO DMA, operations thus
> are slow.
> Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
> Device type : Removable CD-ROM
> Version : 0
> Response Format: 2
> Capabilities :
> Vendor_info : 'SONY '
> Identifikation : 'CD-RW CRX175A1 '
> Revision : '5YS2'
> Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
> Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver
> (mmc_cdr).
> Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
> Supported modes:
> cdrecord: Operation not permitted. prevent/allow
> medium removal: scsi
> sendcmd: no error
> CDB: 1E 00 00 00 01 00
> status: 0x0 (GOOD STATUS)
> cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 40s
> cdrecord: Cannot init drive.
>
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H.S.,
This is a known issue. You need to upgrade your kernel
to 2.6.9-rcX, or downgrade to 2.6.7.X. Some details
here: http://k3b.plainblack.com/index.pl/news2 (under
"Do not use kernel 2.6.8") or more at google.com, I'm
sure.
Regards,
~Zaq
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