[Pkg-kde-extras] Bug#587996: k3b: Media info reports seemingly random capacity for 25GB BD-R

[Peter Karbaliotis]

Package: k3b
Version: 2.0.0-1
Severity: normal

The drive is an LG BH10.  It would be nice if k3b can be patched so that the
actual disc capacity is 3.5 TiB.  I won't hold my breath though.  :-)

K3b's media info reports:

Type:   BD-R Sequential (SRM)
Capacity:       419013:46:20 min (3.5 TiB)
Rewritable:     no
Appendable:     no
Empty:  yes
Layers: 1
Sessions:       0
Supported writing speeds:       2.0x (8991 KB/s)
4.0x (17982 KB/s)
6.0x (26973 KB/s)
8.0x (35964 KB/s)

Repeatedly closing and relaunching k3b also gives:

Capacity:       123032:55:03 min (1.0 TiB)
Capacity:       00:00:00 min (0 B)
Capacity:       123848:28:48 min (1.0 TiB)
Capacity:       183500:48:04 min (1.5 TiB)
Capacity:       198413:52:68 min (1.7 TiB)
Capacity:       182685:14:34 min (1.5 TiB)
Capacity:       243225:56:40 min (2.0 TiB)
Capacity:       363098:36:08 min (3.0 TiB)
Capacity:       19471:28:36 min (167.1 GiB)
Capacity:       422110:05:53 min (3.5 TiB)

Output from "dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/sr0"

INQUIRY:                [HL-DT-ST][BD-RE  BH10LS30 ][1.00]
GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
 Mounted Media:         41h, BD-R SRM
 Current Write Speed:   10.0x4495=44955KB/s
 Write Speed #0:        10.0x4495=44955KB/s
 Write Speed #1:        8.0x4495=35964KB/s
 Write Speed #2:        6.0x4495=26973KB/s
 Write Speed #3:        4.0x4495=17982KB/s
 Write Speed #4:        2.0x4495=8991KB/s
GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
 Write Performance:     5.0x4495=22321KB/s at 0 -> 10.0x4495=44955KB/s at 12219391
 Speed Descriptor#0:    02/12219391 R at 4.1x4495=18601KB/s W at 10.0x4495=44955KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#1:    02/12219391 R at 4.1x4495=18601KB/s W at 8.0x4495=35964KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#2:    02/12219391 R at 4.1x4495=18601KB/s W at 6.0x4495=26973KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#3:    02/12219391 R at 4.1x4495=18601KB/s W at 4.0x4495=17982KB/s
 Speed Descriptor#4:    02/12219391 R at 4.1x4495=18601KB/s W at 2.0x4495=8991KB/s
READ DISC INFORMATION:
 Disc status:           blank
 Number of Sessions:    1
 State of Last Session: empty
 "Next" Track:          1
 Number of Tracks:      1
READ FORMAT CAPACITIES:
 unformatted:           12219392*2048=25025314816
 00h(3000):             11826176*2048=24220008448
 32h(3000):             11826176*2048=24220008448
 32h(25000):            7369728*2048=15093202944
 32h(1000):             12088320*2048=24756879360
READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
 Track State:           invisible incremental
 Track Start Address:   0*2KB
 Next Writable Address: 0*2KB
 Free Blocks:           12219392*2KB
 Track Size:            12219392*2KB
READ CAPACITY:          0*2048=0

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages k3b depends on:
ii  cdparanoia               3.10.2+debian-9 audio extraction tool for sampling
ii  cdrdao                   1:1.2.2-18.2    records CDs in Disk-At-Once (DAO) 
ii  genisoimage              9:1.1.10-1      Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem
ii  hal                      0.5.14-2        Hardware Abstraction Layer
ii  k3b-data                 2.0.0-1         A sophisticated CD/DVD burning app
ii  kdebase-runtime          4:4.4.4-1       runtime components from the offici
ii  libc6                    2.11.2-2        Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libgcc1                  1:4.4.4-6       GCC support library
ii  libk3b6                  2.0.0-1         The KDE CD/DVD burning application
ii  libkcddb4                4:4.4.4-1       CDDB library for KDE (runtime)
ii  libkde3support4          4:4.4.4-2       the KDE 3 Support Library for the 
ii  libkdecore5              4:4.4.4-2       the KDE Platform Core Library
ii  libkdeui5                4:4.4.4-2       the KDE Platform User Interface Li
ii  libkfile4                4:4.4.4-2       the File Selection Dialog Library 
ii  libkio5                  4:4.4.4-2       the Network-enabled File Managemen
ii  libknotifyconfig4        4:4.4.4-2       library for configuring KDE Notifi
ii  libkparts4               4:4.4.4-2       the Framework for the KDE Platform
ii  libkutils4               4:4.4.4-2       various utility classes for the KD
ii  libmusicbrainz4c2a       2.1.5-4         Second generation incarnation of t
ii  libqt4-dbus              4:4.6.3-1       Qt 4 D-Bus module
ii  libqt4-network           4:4.6.3-1       Qt 4 network module
ii  libqt4-qt3support        4:4.6.3-1       Qt 3 compatibility library for Qt 
ii  libqt4-svg               4:4.6.3-1       Qt 4 SVG module
ii  libqt4-webkit            4:4.6.3-1       Qt 4 WebKit module
ii  libqt4-xml               4:4.6.3-1       Qt 4 XML module
ii  libqtcore4               4:4.6.3-1       Qt 4 core module
ii  libqtgui4                4:4.6.3-1       Qt 4 GUI module
ii  libsolid4                4:4.4.4-2       Solid Library for KDE Platform
ii  libstdc++6               4.4.4-6         The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  wodim                    9:1.1.10-1      command line CD/DVD writing tool

Versions of packages k3b recommends:
ii  dvd+rw-tools                 7.1-6       DVD+-RW/R tools
pn  libk3b6-extracodecs          <none>      (no description available)
ii  vcdimager                    0.7.23-4+b2 A VideoCD (VCD) image mastering an

Versions of packages k3b suggests:
pn  k3b-extrathemes              <none>      (no description available)
pn  k3b-i18n                     <none>      (no description available)
pn  movixmaker-2                 <none>      (no description available)
pn  normalize-audio              <none>      (no description available)
ii  sox                          14.3.1-1+b1 Swiss army knife of sound processi

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