False. This has changed recently in SID. You must set SUID at least on the 
/usr/bin/cdrecord.mmap otherwise any burning unser 2.6.12 will fail regardless 
on permissions set on the device.

Nasty, stupid but reality.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: LeVA [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 2:15 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: k3b: cannot copy cd
> 
> 2005. október 2. 12:21,
> Theo Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> -> [email protected],:
> > johnny geling schrieb:
> > > Sinds some time, don't know exactly when, I cannot copy a 
> cd. I have 
> > > a writer and a reader installed and both are recognised. In the 
> > > window 'cd-copy' the button 'start' is disabled.
> >
> > I have a similar problem with k3b. Ever since kernel 2.6 
> cdrecord and 
> > hence k3b do not seem to work properly. Google shows many similar 
> > queries but no solutions. I expect if we wait a bit the 
> problems will 
> > eventually be solved by a an update. My solution for the 
> meantime is 
> > to use an old version of Knoppix with 2.4 kernel to write 
> CDs, where 
> > it works well.
> >
> > Theo Schmidt
> 
> With 2.6.8 kernel and above you can not write cds with 
> binaries which has the setuid bit set. Clear the setuid bit 
> from cdrecord and/or cdrdao and make sure your user has write 
> permission to the cdwriter device under /dev.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Daniel
> 
> --
> LeVA
> 
> 

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