Error when trying to write CDs in Arson

[haystacs]

Hello - I just got a new cd burner (LiteOn 52x32x52x) and I lost my configurations in Arson. I can't remeber how configured it before. I am receiving the following error message when attempting to create a cd:

scsidev: '0,0,0'
scsibus: 0 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24
Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
bailing out..
Cdrecord 2.0 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg Schilling
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM

Does anyone know what I need to change in the settings? Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks - Andrew

[hard candy]

In the writer dropdown list, is it showing the correct device? It may be trying to still use the old cdrw.

[haystacs]

I did verify that the correct drive is being used.

[hard candy]

And the bootloader config file still has "/dev/hdc=ide-scsi" on the kernel line?
Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. seems to indicate that it is already being used.

I found this post:
On September 20, 2003 07:21 pm, Ben Hsu Ben Hsu <benhsu dslextreme com> wrote:
> I tried to blank a CD-RW with "cdrecord -blank=fast" after burning it. I
> got the error message:
>
> Error trying to open /dev/scd0 exclusively ... retrying in 1 second.
>
> I am able to blank the CD by going into single user mode.
In summary:
Disable magicdev. See past discussions of magicdev and CD burning
problems in the shrike-list and rhl-beta list archives.

cheers & HTH,

Elton ;-)"
And another :
"Your problem is, most likely, that the permissions for /dev/scd0 aren't set right in order for you (as a regular user) to make ioctl calls to it. Do (as root)

chmod 666 /dev/scd0

and try again.

Hope it helps,
mlp
supermax Hi,

thanks for your reply, I tried but still get the same error... Maybe I am doing something wrong in my command line?
supermax OMG OMG OMG !!
My cdrom was mounted"
So it looks like the cdrw is being mounted by something else- maybe magicdev? I don't know anything about that-search the lists, good luck.

[haystacs]

Thanks - I was able to fix the problem by changing the permissions, chmod 666. Before I submitted the post I tried making the permission change using chmod 777. Why would that not work? (I am still new to Linux...)