Hello

Andy Fraser (<andyfraser31@hotmail.com>) wrote:
> In alt.os.linux.debian, Andreas Janssen uttered these immortal words:
>
>>> I have the following CDRW/DVD combo drive :
>>>
>>> §» cdrecord -scanbus
>>> Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a34 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004
>>
>> You appear to be using cdrecord from testing or unstable. However I
>> do not know what kernel you use.
>
> I recently had a problem with kernel 2.6.8 where by my CD writer
> wasn't recognised by *any* burning software. Downgrading to 2.6.7
> sorted this out.

Kernel 2.8 had some changes to the permissions for accessing the drives.
I think the developers wanted to disallow users to overwrite the
firmware and the like, but they went a little too far, and with 2.6.8
normal users can't even write CDs anymore. Installing cdrecord suid
root doesn't help, because cdrecord throws away the root privileges as
soon as possible. Running cdrecord as root should however work.

best regards
Andreas Janssen

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