Re: freezes with cdrecord

[Jens Axboe]

On Tue, May 04 2004, Alexander ZVYAGIN wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I use DVD+RW with 2.6.5 kernel. Very often my computer
> freezes for ~10-20 seconds when a disk is cleaning.
> I can move my mouse pointer, and switch between some
> windows, but that is all. Command prompt is
> not responding as well. For me it looks like the
> filesystem is locked.
> 
> During the burning process everything is fine and
> smooth. But very close to the end, the computer freezes
> again for ~10-20 seconds. It happens in 'fixating' stage
> of the writing process.
> 
> The created disks are fine, and computer runs OK.
> I use k3b fronted to cdrecord 2.1a25.
> 
> Any explanations why those freezes happen?

It's because you have other devices on the channel where your recorder
is, and they are frozen when the finalize runs. So move devices around,
or live with it... There's nothing the kernel can do to help you.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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