Re: alternative to cdrecord?
Brian Pack wrote: With the old kernel, a user could potentially wipe a drives firmware. which actually happend with a release of Mandrake Linux and some brand I won't name coz I don't recall its name of CD-ROM. The manufactorer misused one of the standard SCSI commands:-) -- Cheers John -- spambait [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tourist pics http://portgeographe.environmentaldisasters.cds.merseine.nu/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: alternative to cdrecord?
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:31:31 +0800, John Summerfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian Pack wrote: With the old kernel, a user could potentially wipe a drives firmware. which actually happend with a release of Mandrake Linux and some brand I won't name coz I don't recall its name of CD-ROM. The manufactorer misused one of the standard SCSI commands:-) It was LG. The model was an IDE cdrom drive that wasn't supposed to implement the command in question. I think it was the flush command which is apparently only used by cd-r(w) drives. The drive implemented this as flush firmware. pretty funny story if you think of it. :-) greets, Wim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: alternative to cdrecord?
Wim De Smet wrote: It was LG. The model was an IDE cdrom drive that wasn't supposed to implement the command in question. I think it was the flush command which is apparently only used by cd-r(w) drives. The drive implemented this as flush firmware. pretty funny story if you think of it. :-) Not if you had one:-) Certain Billions have a similar problem. I think the command is system flush and it flushes the firmware. -- Cheers John -- spambait [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tourist pics http://portgeographe.environmentaldisasters.cds.merseine.nu/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
alternative to cdrecord?
I've been hit with the issues between cdrecord and the 2.6.8 kernel. I've tried running as root as some have suggested (off-list), but at least for an audio cd, the results were less than satisfactory. Actually, they were crap. A bunch of mechanical-sounding bloops where King Crimson was expected. For now, I've reverted to kernel 2.6.7, where my audio cds burn fine. I could stay with 2.6.7. I could patch my kernel, but my confidence in my kernel patching skills are low to nonexistent. I'm wondering if there is an alternative to cdrecord that works with kernel 2.6.8 as it stands right now. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: alternative to cdrecord?
On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 04:44:15PM -0400, Brian Pack wrote: I've been hit with the issues between cdrecord and the 2.6.8 kernel. The issues... what issues? -- Marc Wilson | The Phone Booth Rule: A lone dime always gets the [EMAIL PROTECTED] | number nearly right. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: alternative to cdrecord?
On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 18:06, Marc Wilson wrote: On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 04:44:15PM -0400, Brian Pack wrote: I've been hit with the issues between cdrecord and the 2.6.8 kernel. The issues... what issues? Haven't you heard? IIRC the kernel 2.6.8 plugged a security hole that cdrecord used to function. Once the hole was closed, users could no longer run cdrecord as they could in previous kernels. With the old kernel, a user could potentially wipe a drives firmware. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: alternative to cdrecord?
On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 10:36, Brian Pack wrote: Haven't you heard? IIRC the kernel 2.6.8 plugged a security hole that cdrecord used to function. Once the hole was closed, users could no longer run cdrecord as they could in previous kernels. With the old kernel, a user could potentially wipe a drives firmware. The emphasis is on the word users. There are some scsi commands that can toast a drive; the kernel now has a blacklist of commands that non-root users are forbidden from sending. Unfortunately, cdrecord uses some of these commands, and hence cannot record when run as a non-root user. Root users can still send any scsi command they like to a drive. Unfortunately one comment I saw indicates that making cdrecord suid won't help, as cdrecord deliberately drops back to the real user id before burning the cd, for security. I guess kernel hackers are working on a solution.. Subscribers to Linux Weekly News can find more info here now: http://lwn.net/Articles/97552/ Non-subscribers have to wait until thursday to access this article. Cheers, Simon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: alternative to cdrecord?
On 23. August 2004 at 3:06PM -0700, Marc Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 04:44:15PM -0400, Brian Pack wrote: I've been hit with the issues between cdrecord and the 2.6.8 kernel. The issues... what issues? Pretty well-known issues;-) 2.6.8.x breaks current versions of at least two of the most popular optical media writing tools, cdrecord and growisofs. Search the cdwrite list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for details. Watch out for the rants of the author of cdrecord. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: alternative to cdrecord?
* Brian Pack [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004:08:23:16:44:15-0400] scribed: I've been hit with the issues between cdrecord and the 2.6.8 kernel. snip / Does this also affect cdrdao? My boxen are at 2.6.3x, and I have considered upping them . . . -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 877.596.8237 - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . -- signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: alternative to cdrecord?
Hello Marc Wilson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 04:44:15PM -0400, Brian Pack wrote: I've been hit with the issues between cdrecord and the 2.6.8 kernel. The issues... what issues? Kernel 2.8 has an improved security model that (for now) does not allow normal users to write CDs anymore. Go to http://groups.google.com and search for linux.kernel 2.6.8 cdrecord to read more. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: alternative to cdrecord?
On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 08:53:12AM +0800, csj wrote: Pretty well-known issues;-) 2.6.8.x breaks current versions of at least two of the most popular optical media writing tools, cdrecord and growisofs. I knew there was a reason I stayed with the 2.6.5 kernel I was running. :) -- Marc Wilson | I'd never join any club that would have the likes [EMAIL PROTECTED] | of me as a member. -- Groucho Marx -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
