Debian Bug report logs - #915070
wodim ignores -dummy

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Package: wodim; Maintainer for wodim is Joerg Jaspert <[email protected]>; Source for wodim is src:cdrkit (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: "Md Ayquassar" <[email protected]>

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 02:45:01 UTC

Severity: important

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version cdrkit/9:1.1.11-3

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Report forwarded to [email protected], Joerg Jaspert <[email protected]>:
Bug#915070; Package wodim. (Fri, 30 Nov 2018 02:45:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to "Md Ayquassar" <[email protected]>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Joerg Jaspert <[email protected]>. (Fri, 30 Nov 2018 02:45:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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From: "Md Ayquassar" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: wodim ignores -dummy
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 05:40:41 +0300
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Package: wodim
Version: 9:1.1.11-3+b2
Severity: critical

Starting with a blank 4.7 Gb DVD-R in the optical drive "HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GS30N",
my_file.iso containing a freshly downloaded copy of Windows 10 (US English, x64),
and issuing
$ sudo wodim -v driver=mmc_cd_dvd dev=/dev/sg1 -dummy -dao speed=1 fs=100m
driveropts=noburnfree -data my_file.iso

twice, I discovered that the first dry run succeeded, but the second did not.
Upon ejecting the disc, I saw a differently colored ring on the disc. So, wodim
didn't turn off the laser completely and thus made the disc unusable.

So, we can no more test wodim's features without destroying discs. In practical
terms, this makes wodim a harmful program. I suggest removing it from Debian
completely.
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Information forwarded to [email protected], Joerg Jaspert <[email protected]>:
Bug#915070; Package wodim. (Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:24:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Steve McIntyre <[email protected]>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Joerg Jaspert <[email protected]>. (Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:24:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #10 received at [email protected] (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Steve McIntyre <[email protected]>
To: Md Ayquassar <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: Re: Bug#915070: wodim ignores -dummy
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:20:30 +0000
Control: severity -1 important
Control: tags -1 +moreinfo

Hi!

On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 05:40:41AM +0300, Md Ayquassar wrote:
>Package: wodim
>Version: 9:1.1.11-3+b2
>Severity: critical
>
>Starting with a blank 4.7 Gb DVD-R in the optical drive "HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW
>GS30N", my_file.iso containing a freshly downloaded copy of Windows 10 (US
>English, x64), and issuing
>
>$ sudo wodim -v driver=mmc_cd_dvd dev=/dev/sg1 -dummy -dao speed=1 fs=100m
>driveropts=noburnfree -data my_file.iso
>
>twice, I discovered that the first dry run succeeded, but the second did not.
>Upon ejecting the disc, I saw a differently colored ring on the disc. So, wodim
>didn't turn off the laser completely and thus made the disc unusable.
>
>So, we can no more test wodim's features without destroying discs. In practical
>terms, this makes wodim a harmful program. I suggest removing it from Debian
>completely.

I've never seen this happen at all, in many years of working with
wodim. Can you reproduce and grab a log to show it happening please?

-- 
Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                [email protected]
  Armed with "Valor": "Centurion" represents quality of Discipline,
  Honor, Integrity and Loyalty. Now you don't have to be a Caesar to
  concord the digital world while feeling safe and proud.




Severity set to 'important' from 'critical' Request was from Steve McIntyre <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:24:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Added tag(s) moreinfo. Request was from Steve McIntyre <[email protected]> to [email protected]. (Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:24:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Information forwarded to [email protected], Joerg Jaspert <[email protected]>:
Bug#915070; Package wodim. (Sat, 04 May 2019 14:51:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to "Md Ayquassar" <[email protected]>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Joerg Jaspert <[email protected]>. (Sat, 04 May 2019 14:51:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #19 received at [email protected] (full text, mbox, reply):

From: [email protected]
To: "Steve McIntyre" <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: RE: Re: Bug#915070: wodim ignores -dummy
Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 17:47:39 +0300
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I burn discs once a year. Next time I try I report here.

Отправлено из мобильной Рамблер/почты.

 10.3.2019, 13:21:14 пользователь Steve McIntyre ([email protected]) написал:


 Control: severity -1 important
 Control: tags -1 +moreinfo

 Hi!

 On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 05:40:41AM +0300, Md Ayquassar wrote:
 >Package: wodim
 >Version: 9:1.1.11-3+b2
 >Severity: critical
 >
 >Starting with a blank 4.7 Gb DVD-R in the optical drive "HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW
 >GS30N", my_file.iso containing a freshly downloaded copy of Windows 10 (US
 >English, x64), and issuing
 >
 >$ sudo wodim -v driver=mmc_cd_dvd dev=/dev/sg1 -dummy -dao speed=1 fs=100m
 >driveropts=noburnfree -data my_file.iso
 >
 >twice, I discovered that the first dry run succeeded, but the second did
 not.
 >Upon ejecting the disc, I saw a differently colored ring on the disc. So,
 wodim
 >didn't turn off the laser completely and thus made the disc unusable.
 >
 >So, we can no more test wodim's features without destroying discs. In
 practical
 >terms, this makes wodim a harmful program. I suggest removing it from Debian
 >completely.

 I've never seen this happen at all, in many years of working with
 wodim. Can you reproduce and grab a log to show it happening please?

 --
 Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [email protected]
 Armed with "Valor": "Centurion" represents quality of Discipline,
 Honor, Integrity and Loyalty. Now you don't have to be a Caesar to
 concord the digital world while feeling safe and proud.
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