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DVD drive dosen't burn CDs

Asked by Enigmacat

When using a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive all programs used to burn CDs do not recognize the drive as being able to burn CDs. I have used this drive before to burn CDs and it has worked. But, I have taken that drive out of its old PC and set it as a slave in a new PC with the latest Ubuntu installed. I went into K3B under Settings/Devices and the drive is under read only and shows ERROR under Write Capabilities. Under Read Capabilities it just says DVD-ROM / CD-ROM. What could be the issue?

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aftermath (aftermath58) said : 		#1

It looks like that the hardware is not compatible with the new Ubuntu
version, so you might just have to get new DVD/CD burner. You can also
try to download software that might do some help but in usual cases
you would have to buy a new DVD/CD burner that is compatible with your
new Ubuntu version or you would just have to keep the old version.

On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Enigmacat
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> New question #100957 on Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/100957
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> When using a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive all programs used to burn CDs do not recognize the drive as being able to burn CDs. I have used this drive before to burn CDs and it has worked. But, I have taken that drive out of its old PC and set it as a slave in a new PC with the latest Ubuntu installed. I went into K3B under Settings/Devices and the drive is under read only and shows ERROR under Write Capabilities. Under Read Capabilities it just says DVD-ROM / CD-ROM. What could be the issue?
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