Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 Version: 2.6.8-1 Severity: important Tags: sid
Thanks for maintaining debian's kernel packages. You're important. The main reason that I'm writing is that it seems version 2.6.8 of the kernel has broken cdrecord. http://k3b.org/ elaborates: "Do not use Kernel 2.6.8 A patch that was introduced into the kernel shortly before the 2.6.8 release makes K3b and also the dvd+rw-tools unusable on Linux (unless run as root but that is not recommended). The very important GET CONFIGURATION MMC command is rejected by the kernel for reasons I cannot see and writing commands like MODE SELECT also fail (K3b cannot detect CD writers without it) even when the device is opened O_RDWR. Until this issue has been solved I strongly recommend to stick to kernel version 2.6.7. Update: The kernel guys are currently fixing the problem so the next kernel release should work again. :) Update 2: The problem is NOT fixed in 2.6.8.1" Someone on #debian said: "afaict, the old way that cdrecord worked was actually a security hole that could also allow a user to wipe the drive's firmware or other nasties when the hole was closed in kernel 2.6.8, it broke cdrecord now there's a nasty debate on who is the one who needs to patch to fix" Thanks, Kingsley -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-k7 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C Versions of packages kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 depends on: ii coreutils [fileutils] 5.0.91-2 The GNU core utilities ii fileutils 4.5.1-2 GNU file management utilities ii initrd-tools 0.1.73 tools to create initrd image for p ii module-init-tools 3.1-pre5-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo -- no debconf information
