[mdlug-newbie] Burning DVDs

[Aaron Kulkis]

Joseph Bennett wrote:
> I am running Suse 10.2, and in the past had no difficulty burning an iso
> image to a DVD, including the burning of the factory version of 10.3,
> which I have not yet installed -- am trying it out on a second computer.
> Can you suggest why the 10.2 version should suddenly have decided it not
> only will not burn an iso DVD (I have not tried a simple data DVD), it
> will not even recognize the presence of a blank, either regular DVD or

Sounds like hardware failure.
Burners are especially prone to that, due to the high
temps involved in the burning process.

[This is why, with a laptop, i preferentially use an
external burner rather than the internal one...the
external is cheaper to replace when it goes bad].

> double-layer.  I believe I have checked and double-checked the most
> likely settings, and can find no reason for this sudden burner
> brainfade.  I will appreciate any and all suggestions.