[ale] Mandrake 10.1 Official & K3b

[Geoffrey]

Sergio Chaves wrote:
>  From K3b.org:
> 
> 
>  "Do not use Kernel 2.6.8
> 
> A patch that was introduced into the kernel shortly before the 2.6.8 
> release makes K3b and also the dvd+rw-tools unusable on Linux (unless 
> run as root but that is not recommended). The very important GET 
> CONFIGURATION MMC command is rejected by the kernel for reasons I cannot 
> see and writing commands like MODE SELECT also fail (K3b cannot detect 
> CD writers without it) even when the device is opened O_RDWR. Until this 
> issue has been solved I strongly recommend to stick to kernel version 
> 2.6.7.

I run k3b with sudo.

> Update: The kernel guys are currently fixing the problem so the next 
> kernel release should work again. :)
> 
> Update 2: The problem is NOT fixed in 2.6.8.1

This may be the reason I don't have the problem, I have 2.6.8-24

> Update 3: Be aware that kernel 2.6.8 also contains the memory leak which 
> makes it impossible to write audio cds, even as root."

I've burned audio cds fine with the latest Suse 9.2 kernel (2.6.8-24).

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Until later, Geoffrey