[Discuss] Invalid Argument - K3B

[gaf.linux at gmail.com (Jerry Feldman)]

the iso file system was designed for cd and moving forward dvds as well as
usb. I suspect your dvds may be defective. I have not used k3b for years.

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On Sun, Oct 17, 2021, 12:02 PM Edward <epp at sillydog.org> wrote:

> Using K3B to burn a Linux OS image to a DVD-R disc (WinValue from Micro
> Center) and the first two discs failed, with an invalid argument. The
> drive appears to work fine and have had no issues with it. Then burned
> the same image to a DVD+R disc (Magnavox) and it burned successfully.
> I'm not aware of any major differences between the + and - discs.
>
> Below is the output from K3B when it fails. It has the option to
> manually input the burn speed, which I input as 2(x), but it continued
> to burn at 6x, which may be the minimum speed for the drive. It fails
> almost at the end of the process after the image is burned, it then
> displays an invalid argument and flushes the cache. This is on Debian
> bullseye (11).
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1. Is it possible that DVD-R discs are not designed for ISO's?
> 2. Could the WinValue discs be junk? They were purchased 2-3 years ago,
> so it would be beyond the return period.
>
> TIA.
>
>
> Burned media
> -----------------------
> DVD-R Sequential
>
> Devices
> -----------------------
> hp DVD-RAM GH80N RF01 (/dev/sr0, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R,
> DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL) [DVD-ROM, DVD-R Sequential,
> DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
> Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual
> Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW] [SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16,
> RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R, Restricted Overwrite, Layer Jump] [%7]
>
> System
> -----------------------
> K3b Version: 20.12.2
> KDE Version: 5.78.0
> Qt Version:  5.15.2
> Kernel:      5.10.0-9-amd64
>
> Used versions
> -----------------------
> growisofs: 7.1
>
> growisofs
> -----------------------
> Executing 'builtin_dd if=/dev/fd/0 of=/dev/sr0 obs=32k seek=0'
> /dev/sr0: engaging DVD-R DAO upon user request...
> /dev/sr0: reserving 1015802 blocks
> /dev/sr0: "Current Write Speed" is 6.1x1352KBps.
>            0/2080362496 ( 0.0%) @0x, remaining ??:?? RBU 100.0% UBU   0.0%
> === last message repeated 4 times. ===
>     17891328/2080362496 ( 0.9%) @3.9x, remaining 34:34 RBU 100.0% UBU
> 88.2%
>     45613056/2080362496 ( 2.2%) @6.0x, remaining 15:36 RBU 100.0% UBU
> 100.0%
>     73367552/2080362496 ( 3.5%) @6.0x, remaining 10:56 RBU  99.9% UBU
> 100.0%
>    101089280/2080362496 ( 4.9%) @6.0x, remaining 9:08 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    128811008/2080362496 ( 6.2%) @6.0x, remaining 7:49 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    156565504/2080362496 ( 7.5%) @6.0x, remaining 6:57 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    184287232/2080362496 ( 8.9%) @6.0x, remaining 6:30 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    212041728/2080362496 (10.2%) @6.0x, remaining 6:01 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    239796224/2080362496 (11.5%) @6.0x, remaining 5:37 RBU  99.9% UBU 100.0%
>    267517952/2080362496 (12.9%) @6.0x, remaining 5:25 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    295272448/2080362496 (14.2%) @6.0x, remaining 5:08 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    322994176/2080362496 (15.5%) @6.0x, remaining 4:53 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    350748672/2080362496 (16.9%) @6.0x, remaining 4:46 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    378503168/2080362496 (18.2%) @6.0x, remaining 4:34 RBU  99.9% UBU 100.0%
>    406224896/2080362496 (19.5%) @6.0x, remaining 4:23 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    433979392/2080362496 (20.9%) @6.0x, remaining 4:17 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    461701120/2080362496 (22.2%) @6.0x, remaining 4:08 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    489455616/2080362496 (23.5%) @6.0x, remaining 4:03 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    517210112/2080362496 (24.9%) @6.0x, remaining 3:55 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    544964608/2080362496 (26.2%) @6.0x, remaining 3:48 RBU  99.9% UBU 100.0%
>    572686336/2080362496 (27.5%) @6.0x, remaining 3:43 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    600440832/2080362496 (28.9%) @6.0x, remaining 3:36 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    628195328/2080362496 (30.2%) @6.0x, remaining 3:30 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    655917056/2080362496 (31.5%) @6.0x, remaining 3:26 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    683671552/2080362496 (32.9%) @6.0x, remaining 3:20 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    711426048/2080362496 (34.2%) @6.0x, remaining 3:14 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    739180544/2080362496 (35.5%) @6.0x, remaining 3:10 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    766935040/2080362496 (36.9%) @6.0x, remaining 3:04 RBU  99.9% UBU 100.0%
>    794656768/2080362496 (38.2%) @6.0x, remaining 2:59 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    822411264/2080362496 (39.5%) @6.0x, remaining 2:55 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    850165760/2080362496 (40.9%) @6.0x, remaining 2:50 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    877920256/2080362496 (42.2%) @6.0x, remaining 2:45 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    905674752/2080362496 (43.5%) @6.0x, remaining 2:42 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    933396480/2080362496 (44.9%) @6.0x, remaining 2:37 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    961150976/2080362496 (46.2%) @6.0x, remaining 2:32 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>    988905472/2080362496 (47.5%) @6.0x, remaining 2:28 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1016659968/2080362496 (48.9%) @6.0x, remaining 2:24 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1044414464/2080362496 (50.2%) @6.0x, remaining 2:19 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1072168960/2080362496 (51.5%) @6.0x, remaining 2:16 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1099923456/2080362496 (52.9%) @6.0x, remaining 2:11 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1127677952/2080362496 (54.2%) @6.0x, remaining 2:07 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1155432448/2080362496 (55.5%) @6.0x, remaining 2:04 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1183186944/2080362496 (56.9%) @6.0x, remaining 1:59 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1210941440/2080362496 (58.2%) @6.0x, remaining 1:55 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1238663168/2080362496 (59.5%) @6.0x, remaining 1:52 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1266417664/2080362496 (60.9%) @6.0x, remaining 1:47 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1294172160/2080362496 (62.2%) @6.0x, remaining 1:43 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1321926656/2080362496 (63.5%) @6.0x, remaining 1:40 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1349681152/2080362496 (64.9%) @6.0x, remaining 1:36 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1377435648/2080362496 (66.2%) @6.0x, remaining 1:32 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1405190144/2080362496 (67.5%) @6.0x, remaining 1:28 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1432944640/2080362496 (68.9%) @6.0x, remaining 1:24 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1460699136/2080362496 (70.2%) @6.0x, remaining 1:21 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1488453632/2080362496 (71.5%) @6.0x, remaining 1:17 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1516208128/2080362496 (72.9%) @6.0x, remaining 1:13 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1543962624/2080362496 (74.2%) @6.0x, remaining 1:09 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1571717120/2080362496 (75.6%) @6.0x, remaining 1:06 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1599471616/2080362496 (76.9%) @6.0x, remaining 1:02 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1627226112/2080362496 (78.2%) @6.0x, remaining 0:58 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1654980608/2080362496 (79.6%) @6.0x, remaining 0:55 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1682735104/2080362496 (80.9%) @6.0x, remaining 0:51 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1710489600/2080362496 (82.2%) @6.0x, remaining 0:47 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1738244096/2080362496 (83.6%) @6.0x, remaining 0:44 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1765998592/2080362496 (84.9%) @6.0x, remaining 0:40 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1793753088/2080362496 (86.2%) @6.0x, remaining 0:36 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1821507584/2080362496 (87.6%) @6.0x, remaining 0:33 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1849262080/2080362496 (88.9%) @6.0x, remaining 0:29 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1877016576/2080362496 (90.2%) @6.0x, remaining 0:26 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1904771072/2080362496 (91.6%) @6.0x, remaining 0:22 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1932525568/2080362496 (92.9%) @6.0x, remaining 0:18 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1960280064/2080362496 (94.2%) @6.0x, remaining 0:15 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   1988034560/2080362496 (95.6%) @6.0x, remaining 0:11 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   2015756288/2080362496 (96.9%) @6.0x, remaining 0:08 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
>   2043510784/2080362496 (98.2%) @6.0x, remaining 0:04 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0%
> :-[ WRITE at LBA=f7ff0h failed with SK=5h/ASC=21h/ACQ=04h]: Invalid argument
> :-( write failed: Invalid argument
> /dev/sr0: flushing cache
>
> growisofs command:
> -----------------------
> /usr/bin/growisofs -Z /dev/sr0=/dev/fd/0 -use-the-force-luke=notray
> -use-the-force-luke=tty -use-the-force-luke=4gms
> -use-the-force-luke=tracksize:1015802 -use-the-force-luke=dao:1015802
> -dvd-compat -speed=2.4 -use-the-force-luke=bufsize:32m
>
>
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