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Subject: Re: k3b hardware detection
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Fabian Keil wrote:

> Just a guess, but maybe the drive reports false capabilities
> which are then checked by k3b.
> 
> You could try cdrecord's prcap option to see if the drive
> advertises it self as a writer.
> 
> Fabian

Guess it does:



Drive capabilities, per MMC page 2A:

   Does read CD-R media
   Does write CD-R media
   Does read CD-RW media
   Does write CD-RW media
   Does not read DVD-ROM media
   Does not read DVD-R media
   Does not write DVD-R media
   Does not read DVD-RAM media
   Does not write DVD-RAM media
   Does support test writing



  bye & Thanks
	av.