[ale] Mandrake 10.1 Official & K3b

[Raylynn Knight]

On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 05:46 -0500, 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.
> 
> 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
> 
> 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 use mandrake 10.1 and upgraded to kernel 2.6.8.1-12mdk.
> I also had to change the permissions on /dev/cdrom - /dev/dvd to let me 
> use it. originaly, only root had access to it.
> 
> My 2 cents.
> 
Kernel 2.6.8.1-10 and 2.6.8.1-12 both from Mandrake don't solve the
problem.  Reverting to the last kernel I had for Mandrake 10.0
(2.6.3-19mdk) and rebooting gives me a working k3b.  Rebooting again
with the 2.6.8.1-10 or 2.6.8.1-12 kernels gives me a non-working k3b.
I'd say this is a problem with the 2.6.8.1 kernels.  I guess Mandrake
doesn't do a very good job of testing the functionality of their kernel
updates!!!

-- 
Raylynn Knight <audilover at speedfactory.net>