I’m trying to burn an ISO to a CD, and when I insert the CD it is not being recognized by the system
What .iso
What system are you using? openSUSE version… Desktop?
What type of blank media are you using
What .iso:
Fedora-19-x86_64-netinst.iso
What system are you using? openSUSE version… Desktop?:
linux-e3lt:~ # cat /etc/SuSE-release
openSUSE 12.1 (x86_64)
VERSION = 12.1
CODENAME = Asparagus
DESKTOP
What type of blank media are you using
CD-R
Several remarks:
- 12.1 is out of support (which does not mean that you wouldn’t be able to burn an ISO with it);
- “which desktop” means that we ask if you are a KDE, Gnome or other DE user;
- you say you want to burn an ISO, which software do you use?
- when you have no burning software (like K3B) started, inserting a blank DVD-R is mostt probably seen by the system, but it is not reported to the user with a pop-up. What should it report?, there is nothing on it.
I use KDE and I normaly use the file manager (Dolphin) to “click” on the ISO file, which starts K3B. K3B will either ask you to enter a blank CD or it will see that there is alread one inside the device.
Now it is up to you to tell how you are trying to do it and to explain where you got stuck. We can not guess this from the scanty information you provide.
I think I’m using KDE. When I double click the ISO file K3B opens,and the following messages appear:
No optical drive found.
K3b did not find any optical device in your system.
MP3 Audio Decoder plugin not found.
K3b could not load or find the MP3 decoder plugin. This means that you will not be able to create Audio CDs from MP3 files. Many Linux distributions do not include MP3 support for legal reasons.
Solution: To enable MP3 support, please install the MAD MP3 decoding library as well as the K3b MAD MP3 decoder plugin (the latter may already be installed but not functional due to the missing libmad). Some distributions allow installation of MP3 support via an online update tool.
Running K3b as root user
It is not recommended to run K3b under the root user account. This introduces unnecessary security risks.
Solution: Run K3b from a proper user account and setup the device and external tool permissions appropriately. The latter can be done via “Modify Permissions…”.
I do not usually use OPEN SUSE,I am trying to recover from a failed upgrade of Fedora on another partition on this same computer. The ISO I’m trying to burn was just downloaded this week.
I have the feeling that the operating system for some reason is not reading the drive.
Wekk, to me it seems that the main message is that you have no MP# support. Did you read and actt upon this: https://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/multimedia/452884-multimedia-one-click.html
BTW another part of that message warns you for using K3B as root. I realy hope you are not loged in in the GUI as root (running K3B as root from a normal login).
But mp(3) support isn’t needed in order to burn an iso, or do I see that wrong? A simple explanation might be that the iso he wants to burn is bigger than the space on a CD. These times with usb boot distributions tend to do that, so using a DVD might be the answer…
On 2013-11-18 16:46, anafshalom wrote:
> I think I’m using KDE. When I double click the ISO file K3B opens,and
> the following messages appear:
> No optical drive found.
> K3b did not find any optical device in your system.
How are you running openSUSE, is it installed on the hard disk, or are
you running a live system? In the second case, is it on a CD or on a USB
stick?
If you are running from a CD, that could be the reason. Run from a usb
stick instead.
> MP3 Audio Decoder plugin not found.
irrelevant.
> Running K3b as root user
> It is not recommended to run K3b under the root user account. This
> introduces unnecessary security risks.
Well, not recommended, but it ensures it is not a permission problem.
> I have the feeling that the operating system for some reason is not
> reading the drive.
Lets verify that. Please run:
ls /dev/sr*
What type of device is it? Internal, external, sata…
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
I am running an a desktop computer from a hard drive partition. When I booted up Open Suse it did not log me into the GUI, I has to type startx and I was asked for the root password.
I’m not sure why this is happening. I know that at the time I installed Open Suse it was working normally. Again I amusing this operating system at this time in order to fix the Fedora FC19 failed upgrade.
When I insert a CD or DVD which is not bland (K3B not running) I do see anything which indicates that the media is mounting. I have a feeling that the problem lies in the system recognizing the drive?
On 2013-11-18 21:16, anafshalom wrote:
>
> I am running an a desktop computer from a hard drive partition. When I
> booted up Open Suse it did not log me into the GUI, I has to type startx
> and I was asked for the root password.
AHH! That is relevant. startx is deprecated, permissions are not
correctly applied, and you may have problems to find devices.
You have to start graphics mode normally. Issue first “init 3”, and then
“init 5”.
Let’s hope that is the problem.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)
Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2013-11-18 21:16, anafshalom wrote:
>>
>> I am running an a desktop computer from a hard drive partition. When I
>> booted up Open Suse it did not log me into the GUI, I has to type startx
>> and I was asked for the root password.
>
> AHH! That is relevant. startx is deprecated, permissions are not
> correctly applied, and you may have problems to find devices.
>
> You have to start graphics mode normally. Issue first “init 3”, and then
> “init 5”.
>
> Let’s hope that is the problem.
>
is i deprecated even on 12.1
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GNOME 3.6.2
openSUSE Release 12.3 (Dartmouth) 64-bit
Kernel Linux 3.7.10-1.16-desktop
On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:59:55 +0000, vazhavandan wrote:
> Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On 2013-11-18 21:16, anafshalom wrote:
>>>
>>> I am running an a desktop computer from a hard drive partition. When
>>> I booted up Open Suse it did not log me into the GUI, I has to type
>>> startx and I was asked for the root password.
>>
>> AHH! That is relevant. startx is deprecated, permissions are not
>> correctly applied, and you may have problems to find devices.
>>
>> You have to start graphics mode normally. Issue first “init 3”, and
>> then “init 5”.
>>
>> Let’s hope that is the problem.
>>
> is i deprecated even on 12.1
Maybe so, but it works, even on 12.2. 
Jim
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Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C
Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:59:55 +0000, vazhavandan wrote:
>
>> Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>> On 2013-11-18 21:16, anafshalom wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am running an a desktop computer from a hard drive partition. When
>>>> I booted up Open Suse it did not log me into the GUI, I has to type
>>>> startx and I was asked for the root password.
>>>
>>> AHH! That is relevant. startx is deprecated, permissions are not
>>> correctly applied, and you may have problems to find devices.
>>>
>>> You have to start graphics mode normally. Issue first “init 3”, and
>>> then “init 5”.
>>>
>>> Let’s hope that is the problem.
>>>
>> is i deprecated even on 12.1
>
> Maybe so, but it works, even on 12.2.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
It was supposed to be a question . Line missing a ‘t’ and ‘?’ My bad
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GNOME 3.6.2
openSUSE Release 12.3 (Dartmouth) 64-bit
Kernel Linux 3.7.10-1.16-desktop
On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:14:38 +0000, vazhavandan wrote:
> It was supposed to be a question . Line missing a ‘t’ and ‘?’ My bad
Ah, I see - no problem, and I guess my comment becomes an answer.
Jim
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Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C