Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:43:30 +0100 | From | Jens Axboe <> | Subject | Re: still no cd/dvd burning as user with 2.6.9 |
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On Wed, Nov 03 2004, Clemens Schwaighofer wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > I use 2.6.9-ac3 on my Laptop and I just wanted to burn a DVD-Video with > my external Pioneer DVD writer which is connected via fire-wire to the > Laptop. > > Before 2.6.9-ac3 I used 2.6.9-rc2-mm2 and with this I could write CDs/DVDs. > > <rant> > So why is it still impossible that users can write CDs/DVDs. I, as a > user, find this rather ridicolous that you have to patch the kernel to > get this simple thing running. Security is important, yes, but this is > just annoying. > > I really hope that gets fixed soon, because its just annoying to reboot > to a different kernel, just to write CDs ... > </rant>
It should work, are the permissions on your device file correct?
-- Jens Axboe
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