[mythtv-users] mythtvarchive fails on "Burn DVD Rewritable (Force Erase)"

[John Pilkington]

On 02/09/13 10:34, John Pilkington wrote:
> On 01/09/13 19:40, Bob Shanteau wrote:
>> I just installed MythTV 0.26.0 using RPM Fusion on Fedora 19. I edited
>> the mythburn.py file according to Ticket 11561.
>>
>> After archiving a TV show to an iso file, I can go into Archive
>> Utilities->Burn DVD and burn a fully blanked DVD-RW disk using "Burn DVD
>> Rewritable", but if I then try to burn the same DVD-RW disk (that now
>> has the show on it) using "Burn DVD Rewritable (Force Erase)",
>> mytharchive fails. All I see is the screen with a blank log and an Exit
>> button.
>>
>> Is this a known bug? I didn't find it in my search.
>>
>> Bob Shanteau
>
> It looks as if you are exploring capabilities here, rather than trying
> to save some precious recording, but if you have an .iso image there are
> other tools that would probably do that job.  I haven't used rewritable
> disks, but I use k3b;  that offers burn-and-verify, and I also use
> implantisomd5.  I suppose it's overkill, and it takes a bit longer, but
> it works.  I've had trouble with 'own-brand' blanks, though.
>
> John P
>

Perhaps in answer to your original question: this could be covered by 
Ticket #10535, parts of which related to burning real DVDs, which was 
closed as fixed in Master 3 weeks ago. I haven't tried it, but if not 
too much else has changed you may be able patch mythburn.py without a 
rebuild.