Hi,
I'm trying to burn a cdrom with k3b, but dragging/adding files to the project doesn't work.

I've no error messages and I'm not able to see those files in the view below. When I click on "Burn" the following message is displayed: "Please add files to your project first."

I've not found any error log in my home directory or in /var/log/, and this is what it displays when running from the console:

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QFileInfo::absolutePath: Constructed with empty filename
QUrl("file:///home/pable/Pictures/100_0401/")
QUrl("file:///home/pable/Pictures")  will be expanded.
QUrl("file:///home/pable/Pictures/100_0401/")
QUrl("file:///home/pable/Pictures/100_0401/")
QUrl("file:///home/pable/Pictures/100_0401/")
QUrl("file:///home/pable/Pictures/100_0401/")
QUrl("file:///home/pable/Pictures")  will be expanded.
"K3b CDDB Audio Plugin" "k3baudioprojectcddbplugin"
Loaded plugin "K3b CDDB Audio Plugin"
"K3b Ogg Vorbis Decoder" "k3boggvorbisdecoder"
Loaded plugin "K3b Ogg Vorbis Decoder"
"K3b Musepack Decoder" "k3bmpcdecoder"
Loaded plugin "K3b Musepack Decoder"
"K3b MAD Decoder" "k3bmaddecoder"
Loaded plugin "K3b MAD Decoder"
"K3b External Audio Encoder" "k3bexternalencoder"
Loaded plugin "K3b External Audio Encoder"
"K3b FFMpeg Decoder" "k3bffmpegdecoder"
Loaded plugin "K3b FFMpeg Decoder"
"K3b SoX Audio Encoder" "k3bsoxencoder"
Loaded plugin "K3b SoX Audio Encoder"
"K3b Audio Metainfo Renamer" "k3baudiometainforenamerplugin"
Loaded plugin "K3b Audio Metainfo Renamer"
"K3b Wave Decoder" "k3bwavedecoder"
Loaded plugin "K3b Wave Decoder"
"K3b Lame MP3 Encoder" "k3blameencoder"
Loaded plugin "K3b Lame MP3 Encoder"
"K3b FLAC Decoder" "k3bflacdecoder"
Loaded plugin "K3b FLAC Decoder"
"K3b Ogg Vorbis Encoder" "k3boggvorbisencoder"
Loaded plugin "K3b Ogg Vorbis Encoder"
"K3b Libsndfile Decoder" "k3blibsndfiledecoder"
Loaded plugin "K3b Libsndfile Decoder"
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0" : init()
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  feature:  CD Mastering
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  feature:  CD Track At Once
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  feature:  CD-RW Media Write Support
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  feature:  DVD Read (MMC5)
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  feature:  DVD+R
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  feature:  DVD+RW
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  feature:  DVD+R Double Layer
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  feature:  DVD-R/-RW Write
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  feature:  Rigid Restricted Overwrite
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  feature:  Layer Jump Recording
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  unknown profile:  2 

(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0" : buffer.size():  60
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0" : checking for TAO
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0" : checking for SAO
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0" : checking for SAO_R96P
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0" : checking for SAO_R96R
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0" : checking for RAW_R16
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0" : checking for RAW_R96P
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0" : checking for RAW_R96R
(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0" :  Number of supported write speeds via GET PERFORMANCE:  1 

(K3b::Device::Device)  "/dev/sr0"  :  11080  KB/s 

(K3b::Device::DeviceManager) setting current write speed of device  "/dev/sr0"  to  11080 

(K3b::Device::DeviceManager) found config entry for devicetype:  "MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ8HC"
no medium found
Devices: 
------------------------------ 

Blockdevice:     "/dev/sr0" 
Vendor:          "MATSHITA" 
Description:     "DVD-RAM UJ8HC" 
Version:         "1.00" 
Write speed:     4234 
Profiles:        "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" 
Read Cap:        "DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, DVD-RW, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW Dual Layer, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW" 
Write Cap:       "DVD-R, DVD-R Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD-R Dual Layer Sequential, DVD-R Dual Layer Jump, DVD-RW, DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite, DVD-RW Sequential, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Dual Layer, CD-R, CD-RW" 
Writing modes:   "SAO, TAO, RAW, SAO/R96P, SAO/R96R, RAW/R16, RAW/R96P, RAW/R96R, Restricted Overwrite, Layer Jump" 
------------------------------ 

kernel version:  "4.8.15-1"
(K3b::Core) System problems:
          - none - 
kernel version:  "4.8.15-1"
(K3b::Core) System problems:
          - none - 
QModelIndex(8,0,0x1ec1fd0,KDirModel(0x1937c50))
QModelIndex(8,0,0x1ec1fd0,KDirModel(0x1937c50))
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(K3b::Device::DeviceManager) request for empty device!
K3b::DataDoc(0x1cb56d0)
adding doc  "Data0"
Shortcut for action  "project_burn" "&Burn" set with QAction::setShortcut()! Use KActionCollection::setDefaultShortcut(s) instead.
Shortcut for action  "project_properties" "&Properties" set with QAction::setShortcut()! Use KActionCollection::setDefaultShortcut(s) instead.
Shortcut for action  "new_dir" "New Folder..." set with QAction::setShortcut()! Use KActionCollection::setDefaultShortcut(s) instead.
Shortcut for action  "remove" "Remove" set with QAction::setShortcut()! Use KActionCollection::setDefaultShortcut(s) instead.
Shortcut for action  "rename" "Rename" set with QAction::setShortcut()! Use KActionCollection::setDefaultShortcut(s) instead.
Shortcut for action  "parent_dir" "Parent Folder" set with QAction::setShortcut()! Use KActionCollection::setDefaultShortcut(s) instead.
Shortcut for action  "properties" "Properties" set with QAction::setShortcut()! Use KActionCollection::setDefaultShortcut(s) instead.
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url list drop
(K3b::DataUrlAddingDialog) using locale codec:  UTF-8

I've also tryied to launch the command k3b --data <filename>, but without success.

Let me know if I can provide you more informations, thx.
Paolo

Please show what repos you are using:

pacman -Q plasma-workspace

Same problem here, I'm in build and kde-next.

Can either of you try to add a user with the KCM user module?
systemsettings > account details > user accounts, add user
If this fixes k3b, then the optical group is missing during the install of the system with Calamares.

If this only is an issue in kde-next, then probably a rebuild needed for new Qt.

I can't. Error: "Failed to add user".

Then open your current user, highlight account type, mark show groups and add optical to your user groups.

  • dago replied to this.

    Hola buenas tardes, tengo el mismo problema, cuando intento agregar las carpetas o archivos al proyecto que necesito quemar no los agrega, han encontrado alguna solución? espero que se pueda pronto, porque no encuentro otra aplicación que sustituya a K3b, es muy bueno... muchas gracias...

    demm Then open your current user, highlight account type, mark show groups and add optical to your user groups.

    Error: "Failed to set groups!"

    Post the output of:

    pacman -Q libburn

    if not installed, do so, let me know if that fixes. Issue is fixed here. (both libburn added and user added to the optical group)

    EDIT: removed my user from the optical group, still fine. So make sure libburn is installed.

    Seems all of you have no interest in helping to fix.....
    I cannot reproduce with the [build] repo enabled. So unless any of you will actually give some full answers, and debug output, issue is considered solved.

    Hi,

    sorry, I was a lot busy...

    pable@joey ~> groups
    lp wheel network video audio optical storage users vboxusers pable printadmin bumblebee
    pable@joey ~> pacman -Q libburn
    libburn 1.4.6-1
    pable@joey ~> pacman -Q plasma-workspace
    plasma-workspace 5.8.5-1

    Please let me know if I can provide more info

    Thank you a lot!
    Paolo

    • demm replied to this.

      Hi,

      system-settings->account details->user accounts, add user doesn't work for me, it asks the administration password twice but then nothing happens, no errors.

      I've added the new user using the command line and I've added this to the optical group, but it doesn't solve the problem.

      Thank you
      Paolo

      Sorry, no idea then. All works fine here. Your logs don't give any clue either.

      Might help to see the full system output. Octopi > Tools > SysInfo

      If possible, try the latest ISO in Live mode.

      In IRC some could reproduce and I got much needed feedback. Seems this is an upstream issue. Went back to the last known good commit, September 23 2016 and build with that, should be fixed, please test too:

      sudo pacman -U http://kaosx.tk/repo/build/k3b-1%3A2.9.96-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz

      if good, then it will move asap to all users

      It's working ok here.

      It works perfectly now!!! Thank you very much!

      Paolo