[Pkg-kde-extras] Bug#714944: k3b: K3B fails to burn DVD-DL (dual layer). Wodim bug: use growisofs instead.

[Paolo Saggese]

Package: k3b
Version: 2.0.2-6
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

by default, K3B uses "wodim" to write DVD (iso) images. 

Unfortunately,it looks like wodim is buggy and fails when trying 
to burn dual layer DVDs (at least when using it from k3b; I have 
not tried to do it from CLI).

When the image to write is larger than single layer capacity, 
writing starts and goes on until it have to switch layer, then 
fails with an error (producing a coaster).

Using growisofs (with same hardware and image) works just fine.

Same problem as the one reported here:

 https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1094796


Until cdrecord/wodim gets fixed, I guess that K3B should change
its defaults to always use growisofs instead.

Being unable to burn an image and producing expensive dual-layer 
coasters is quite annoying...


-- Package-specific info:
Device was not specified. Trying to find an appropriate drive...
Detected CD-R drive: /dev/cdrw
Using /dev/cdrom of unknown capabilities
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 5
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   : 
Vendor_info    : 'PLEXTOR '
Identification : 'DVDR   PX-760A  '
Revision       : '1.07'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd).
Driver flags   : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE 
Supported modes: PACKET SAO

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.1
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (900, 'stable'), (190, 'testing'), (180, 'unstable'), (7, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages k3b depends on:
ii  cdparanoia         3.10.2+debian-10.1
ii  cdrdao             1:1.2.3-0.3
ii  genisoimage        9:1.1.11-2
ii  k3b-data           2.0.2-6
ii  kde-runtime        4:4.8.4-2
ii  libc6              2.17-6
ii  libk3b6            2.0.2-6
ii  libkcddb4          4:4.8.4-2
ii  libkcmutils4       4:4.8.4-4
ii  libkde3support4    4:4.8.4-4
ii  libkdecore5        4:4.8.4-4
ii  libkdeui5          4:4.8.4-4
ii  libkfile4          4:4.8.4-4
ii  libkio5            4:4.8.4-4
ii  libknotifyconfig4  4:4.8.4-4
ii  libqt4-qt3support  4:4.8.2+dfsg-11
ii  libqt4-xml         4:4.8.2+dfsg-11
ii  libqtcore4         4:4.8.2+dfsg-11
ii  libqtgui4          4:4.8.2+dfsg-11
ii  libqtwebkit4       2.2.1-5
ii  libsolid4          4:4.8.4-4
ii  libstdc++6         4.7.2-5
ii  wodim              9:1.1.11-2

Versions of packages k3b recommends:
ii  dvd+rw-tools         7.1-10
ii  libk3b6-extracodecs  2.0.2-6
ii  vcdimager            0.7.24+dfsg-0.1

Versions of packages k3b suggests:
pn  k3b-extrathemes  <none>
pn  k3b-i18n         <none>
ii  movixmaker-2     0.8.4-2
ii  normalize-audio  0.7.7-11
ii  sox              14.4.0-3

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