was Re: Alternative to k3b? now: DVD write is too slow

[Greg Rundlett]

replying to list, b/c it looks as if I was the only recipient of the prior post

On 11/13/05, Bruce Labitt <bruce.labitt at verizon.net> wrote:
> Greg Rundlett wrote:
>
> >On 11/11/05, Bruce Labitt <bruce.labitt at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> ><snip>
> >
> >
> >
> >>Here is something, I am running k3b under my user account.  When it
> >>first pops up k3b says:
> >>
> >>cdrdao will be run without root privileges
> >>It is highly recommended to configure cdrdao to run with root privileges
> >>to increase the overall stability of the burning process.
> >>Solution: Use K3bSetup to solve this problem.
> >>
> >>Of course there is no info on how to actually configure cdrdao to do
> >>this.  At least last night google was not my friend :(  All the websites
> >>I visited did not say how to configure cdrdao.  cdrdao --help wasn't too
> >>useful either.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Select the 'K3B Setup' menu option in K3B.  It will check whether it
> >has 'root' privileges to run cdrdao, and if not, it will allow you to
> >provide your root password to elevate the permissions that K3B has --
> >fixing the problem.  I have no idea whether this will impact the
> >speed, but it should impact the system priority given to your burning
> >process so that you don't run into 'stability' problems.
> >
> >
> >
> Greg,
>
> I do not get the behaviour of k3bsetup asking for my root password
> anymore.  I think it did it once though.
>
> When I invoke the Settings>Configure K3b I get a window labelled Options
> K3b.  If I select user parameters tab I get a list of programs that are
> used by k3b.  At the top of the list is cdrdao.  There is a line for
> options.  I have no idea how to tell the program via the option line to
> run with elevated permissions.


K3B setup is a separate program, NOT a dialog in the 'settings' of
K3B.  I'd give more precise details, but alas my Debian sources list
must be awry b/c synaptic uninstalled k3b on me and doesn't want to
put it back.



>
> Mark,
>
> I can't seem to invoke K3bSetup from the command line.  Surely I am
> doing something wrong.  However, at this time I don't know what it is.
> All I get back is command not found...
>
> Regards,
> Bruce
>