Package: k3b Version: 2.0.2 Kernel: Linux (AMD64) release 3.9-0.bpo.1-amd64 Debian Wheezy 7.6 plus backports KDE: 4.8.4 wodim (9:1.1.11-2) xorriso (1.2.2-2)
Dear Developers for K3b, Thank you for all your hard work and maintenance of the K3b package. I use it extensively and it usually works very well. Recently, I began to use Blu-Ray discs (BD-R, BD-RE, and BD-RE DL) for backup due to the size of my burgeoning data. At this point I discovered that many instabilities exist with cdrkit and growisofs relating to blu-ray discs of all types. Examples: i) cannot detect the disc is already formatted ii) cannot simultaneously format disc prior to sequential burn iii) is highly unstable insofar as will "work" one in ten times iv) size detection of disc and corresponding ISO/UDF image is erratic v) cannot perform "backups" such as preserving permissions very easily vi) will not burn the jigdo Debian 7.6 blu-ray discs (had to use xorriso on the command line (this is probably the easiest method to recreate the problem) ---- BREAK --- I removed wodim (cdrkit) and installed cdrskin (the wraparound cdrecord replacement for xorriso) but K3b became even more unstable. I only got K3b to recognize cdrskin after I installed a Debian Alternatives manually. K3b never recognized cdrskin automatically. When I completed the Alternatives it made K3b less useful for buning NON-blu-ray discs; hence the reason I am submitting this bug report/update. Please consider integrating xorriso as a freestanding backend for K3b... OR Please consider using the libburn4 library as mentioned in the report from Mr. Danchev above. Thank you, Mr. C. Cropper _______________________________________________ pkg-kde-extras mailing list pkg-kde-extras@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-kde-extras