blank DVDs are not mounted on FC6

[Karl Larsen]

Bill Davidsen wrote:
> Globe Trotter wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> How do I get to write to a DVD. I put in a blank DVD and I don't get 
>> anything.
>> Mount volume says no media, and I cant figure out how to proceed since 
>> nothing
>> works.
>>
>> is this a feature or a bug?
>>
> It's likely to be a sick drive. You can run cdrecord with the -atip or 
> -prcap options and see what you are told.
> 
> That copy of cdrecord is *very* old, have you upgraded since you did the 
> install? Is that really what is the latest in FC6, I thought they were 
> using Wodim (a hacked version) 1.0.6. That's what FC7 uses.
> 
> It is most likely to be a drive issue, though, does dmesg say anything 
> enlightening about the drive?
> 
	With a good DVD Drive and the old kernel in F7 a blank DVD will show up 
on my Desktop. One with stuff on it will show up with the name of the 
DVD and a panel with all the files listed.

	If your using a new kernel none of the above happens.


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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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