K3b problems.

[Zerosleep]

Yo. I installed k3b with swaret and I'm having some problems. When I load it as a user I get this message:

cdrecord does not run with root privileges
It is highly recommended to configure cdrecord to run with root privileges. Only then cdrecord runs with high priority which increases the overall stability of the burning process. Apart from that it allows changing the size of the used burning buffer. A lot of user problems could be solved this way. This is also true when using SuSE's resmgr.
Solution: Use K3bSetup to solve this problem.
cdrdao does not run with root privileges
It is highly recommended to configure cdrdao to run with root privileges to increase the overall stability of the burning process.
Solution: Use K3bSetup to solve this problem.

When I go to start K3bSetup2 from that dialog, it just says "Unable to start K3bSetup2". Now if I close that dialog and go into the settings menu and start K3b Setup, I get this message: "Could not find kdesu to run K3bSetup with root privileges. Please run it manually as root."

The console outputs this message also: "ERROR: (K3bSongManager) Can't open file /home/kenji/.kde/share/apps/k3b/songlist.xml".

When I load k3b as root, the error message in the begining isnt there anymore. But I still cant access Keb Setup from the settings menu (get the same message). I also tryed to burn a cd as root, and I get a message that there was an error with cdrecord.

I tryed to give as much info as possible, maybe this has happened to someone else?

Thanks.

Edited August 6, 2004 by Zerosleep

[Zerosleep]

Any idea?

[dotRoot]

su to root and type hdparm -d0 /dev/hdx (x being the cd burner) to be able to burn as a normal user. hdparm -d1 /dev/hdx to make it so you have to do it as root again.

Also make sure your temp directory isn't too small.

And lastly try burning with one step lower for speed.

[Zerosleep]

Alright, I'll give that a shot. Thank you.

[dotRoot]

No problem, just let me know how it turns out! I hope it works.

[Zerosleep]

Seems like I still get all the same errors. =\

[jardragon901]

You don't seem to have the package kdesu installed.

start up a terminal and type:

# su

#"type in the root password here"

#k3bsetup

[Zerosleep]

/opt/kde/bin/k3bsetup: line 20: kdesu: command not found

Actually. K3b is installed in a very odd place. I think this problem might have to do with the k3b package that I installed. I'm about to seriously give up and find another cd burner.

Edited August 11, 2004 by Zerosleep

[dotRoot]

Try XCDRoast. Sure its Alpha. But it looks in better condition than normal Alphas. Looks almost ready for Beta. I'd give it a shot.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/xcdroast/

http://www.xcdroast.org/

[Zerosleep]

I have to install scsi-emulation for it to work?

[rezza Veteran]

  Zerosleep said:

I have to install scsi-emulation for it to work?

for what to work? XCDroast? Nope, it works just fine without scsi emulation.

[Zerosleep]

Weird, cos that was the error message I was getting after I would exit the Setup. When I try to write an .iso to a disk, it gives me a message "cdrecord: Cannot get disk type.". Any ideas?

[ZiUL]

are you using it logged as root?

[Zerosleep]

No.

[dotRoot]

What are you using as a burner anyway? Also I think you need to be in root unless you do what I said here. I'm sorry for this fustration, I bet you are pulling your hair out right now.