unable to WRITE@LBA=5e4f0h: Input/output error

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Michael_
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unable to WRITE@LBA=5e4f0h: Input/output error

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I'm on MX Linux KDE and i'm trying to burn a DVD-R with a custom Windows XP x64 image using my External Buffalo BRXL-16U3 Bluray Burner and K3B.
The result is the following error during burning:

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unable to WRITE@LBA=5e4f0h: Input/output error
When i burn the same image with my Liteon DVD Burner it works perfectly. (Everything else equal including the Empty DVD-R Disc Batch)

So i thought my Buffalo BRXL-16U3 is worn out and replaced it with a different one (not the same type). SAME ERROR down to the same 5e4f0h.
This happens during the failed burn which i think is interesting by the way...

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michael@supermicro.285k:~
$ sudo dmesg -w
[5395885.998227] usb 7-11.3.2: reset high-speed USB device number 26 using xhci_hcd
So all 3 burners are connected to the PC through the same Exsys USB Hub. For both Bluray burners i used the same PSU and USB Cable. (I only swapped the Burner Unit itself)

I'm currently thinking it might be a bad PSU or USB Cable and ordered replacements already.
Also i could try eliminating the Exsys USB Hub despite the liteon burner (which burned the ISO sucessfully) is also connected through the same Hub.

So apart from these 3 things, could there be anything else wrong?
Is this maybe a known problem / not a hardware problem?
16442496
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Re: unable to WRITE@LBA=5e4f0h: Input/output error

Post by 16442496 »

You should ask it from KDE user forums. This is MakeMKV forum.

https://discuss.kde.org/
Michael_
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Re: unable to WRITE@LBA=5e4f0h: Input/output error

Post by Michael_ »

16442496 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2026 4:14 am You should ask it from KDE user forums. This is MakeMKV forum.

https://discuss.kde.org/
Yeah i doubt that's a KDE/K3B issue.
Michael_
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Re: unable to WRITE@LBA=5e4f0h: Input/output error

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Michael_ wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2026 9:39 am
16442496 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2026 4:14 am You should ask it from KDE user forums. This is MakeMKV forum.

https://discuss.kde.org/
Yeah i doubt that's a KDE/K3B issue.
Yeah looks like i was wrong. Everything equal except for the Burning Program, it worked using:

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growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=4 -Z /dev/sr2="my.iso"
I also noticed K3B throws an error but the burned disk seems to be fine and the sha1 hash is identical to the original iso.

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sha256sum "my.iso"
dd if=/dev/sr2 bs=2048 count=386302 status=none | sha256sum
Seems like i gotta avoid using K3B to burn isos with my Pioneer Bluray drives.
But then i managed to burn another Linux ISO just fine without issues. It's really strange.

Turning off "verify written data" in k3b did not get rid of the issue. Same with limiting writing speed to x4. 8)

Edit:
XfBurn works for me as a GUI alternative.
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