Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: k3b
Trying to backup a 5.x gig DVD. k3b crashes without warning after having
written a 4G iso file on disc, which i suppose is incomplete.
the dvd is brand new
drive is:
matshita uj-822d
dev/hdb
firmware 1.00
does everything but write dual layer dvds
** Attachment added: this was left behind after the crash for me to attach
here
http://librarian.launchpad.net/6310096/_usr_bin_k3b.1000.crash
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k3b crashes midway through creating dvd image
https://launchpad.net/bugs/83609
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ok, found the solution. this isn't really a bug in k3b. i was writing to
a fat32 partition. the image creation didn't complete because of the 4GB
limit on fat32 files.
however, there is a bug in the fact that k3b crashes madly instead of
giving an intelligible report on the problem. compare its