How do you write dvds?

[mark]

Margaret Doll wrote:
> On Nov 12, 2008, at 2:35 PM, mark wrote:
> 
>> Margaret Doll wrote:
>>> I have installed k3b on one of the RedHat systems, but it doesn't
>>> recognize
>>> any of the dvds that I have tried.
>>>
>>>    HP  DVD+r 16x 4.7 Gb/120 Min
>>>    Memorex DVD-R 16x 4.7 Gb 120 min
>>>    Memorex DVD+R 16x 4.7 Gb 120 min
>>>    imation DVD-R 16X 4.7 Gb, 2 hour
>>>
>>> I have Dell Optiplex GC620 hardware.
>>>
>>> What DVDs do you use?
>>>
>> Cheap Phillips DVD+R.
>>
>> Hmmm. how did you try to use it? Open "New Data DVD Project", and
>> after that,
>> you're saying that in the upper left hand window, it's showing the DVD
>> burner,
>> but no medium?
> 
> That's right.
> 
> I have tried k3b, cdrecord which comes with RedHat and cdrecord
> installed from the source in /usr/local.
> 
> I can write cds, but I cannot write dvds.  I think there is a problem
> with the drives.

That begins to sound like the case. I recently tried to make a music CD, and it
wouldn't recognize the medium, but then I realized I'd put in a DVD.

Question: will it *read* DVDs?

	mark