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Make ISO image = no
Burn to DVD-R = yes
Delete VIDEO_TS = no
----- datestamp=19-02-2007 16:35
Burning DVD-R image
Sent UDP/XML packet to IP 255.255.255.255 and port: 6948
Executing 'mkisofs -dvd-video -V MythTV BurnDVD /myth/mythburn/temp/DVD | builtin_dd of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0'
/dev/dvd: "Current Write Speed" is 16.4x1385KBps.
unable to WRITE@LBA=0h: Input/output error
write failed: Input/output error
mkisofs: Broken pipe. cannot fwrite 2048*2
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MythTV BurnDVD stopped due to error
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This has happened on two different Mobos and two different CD/DVD combo burners.

Knoppmyth R5D1

It'd be nice if I could fix this function. Seems to possibly be related to the "growisofs" process. I wonder if cdrecord could be used instead.

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Executing 'mkisofs /var/videos/firmware.tar.gz | builtin_dd of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0'
/dev/dvd: "Current Write Speed" is 16.4x1385KBps.
Total translation table size: 0
Total rockridge attributes bytes: 0
Total directory bytes: 0
Path table size(bytes): 10
Max brk space used 21000
233 extents written (0 MB)
builtin_dd: 240*2KB out @ average 0.0x1385KBps
/dev/dvd: flushing cache
/dev/dvd: closing track
/dev/dvd: closing disc

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This is output from "groisofs"after burning a file to dvd through the command line (as root). I wonder if there's a problem with mythtv user not having rights to the burner. Ah well, at least the hardware all works.

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root@mythtv:/myth/mythburn/temp/DVD/VIDEO_TS# growisofs -Z /dev/dvd -dvd-video /myth/mythburn/temp/DVD
Executing 'mkisofs -dvd-video /myth/mythburn/temp/DVD | builtin_dd of=/dev/dvd obs=32k seek=0'
/dev/dvd: "Current Write Speed" is 16.4x1385KBps.
0.45% done, estimate finish Tue Feb 20 11:34:51 2007


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This command seems to burn properly from the command line. When I go to watch the DVD, It plays back, but at the opening selection. I can not seem to navigate chapters.

Modifying the following lines from the mythburn.sh script took care of this. It seems the error is directly related to the following parameter passed to "growisofs"

-V "MythTV BurnDVD"

So basically changing the line from:



to:


took care of this problem. Now all I have to do is figure out how to map the remote buttons I'm not using (hauppauge silver remote (dog bone?)) to get full xine functionality. I'm sure there's a howto somewhere floating around...