**Solved** SimpleBurn not seeing cd/DVD rw drive!

[lfever]

is there a way to load another sata controler?

These options are available under PCC:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ddd6hbhy8uxfxdc/sata_driver.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cq69ws4k20b81jp/sata.png

But I have no idea what to do here LOL!

[T6]

that shows the hardware detected and the module loaded, also some parameters that can be edited but it doesn't say that you can load a different module

how many sata ports does your mainboard have?

some time ago some sata drives refused to work because the sata cable was connected on a special sata raid connector

could that be the case?  sometimes those sata ports are blue and shouldn't be used for other than hard disks

now, it is weird that brasero works well and simpleburn doesn't, possibly not related to this hardware condition but worth to verify to discard

[lfever]

how many sata ports does your mainboard have?

some time ago some sata drives refused to work because the sata cable was connected on a special sata raid connector

could that be the case?  sometimes those sata ports are blue and shouldn't be used for other than hard disks

now, it is weird that brasero works well and simpleburn doesn't, possibly not related to this hardware condition but worth to verify to discard

My mobo has 4 sata ports and they are all red in color. In the bios ide/sata raid is disabled.

[Old-Polack]

how many sata ports does your mainboard have?

some time ago some sata drives refused to work because the sata cable was connected on a special sata raid connector

could that be the case?  sometimes those sata ports are blue and shouldn't be used for other than hard disks

now, it is weird that brasero works well and simpleburn doesn't, possibly not related to this hardware condition but worth to verify to discard

My mobo has 4 sata ports and they are all red in color. In the bios ide/sata raid is disabled.

In my BIOS, in order to use all the ports, I have the SATA type set to AHCI, RAID enabled, then set to SATA mode, and lastly the RAID type set to JBOD. (Just a Bunch Of Disks) This in effect renders the RAID sockets the same as the normal sockets, so all are then available for use, and each device is seen as an individual device, not part of a collective.

My previous MB had both IDE/PATA and SATA controllers, used the same basic settings in BIOS, and both the IDE/PATA and SATA burners were available, and seen as /dev/sr0 and /dev/sr1.

Different BIOS should have something similar available in their setup, but may have slightly different terminology. You just need to look at what's offered, and it certainly helps to have the MB user's manual handy, for reference, to explain each of the various setting's purpose.

[lfever]

Different BIOS should have something similar available in their setup, but may have slightly different terminology. You just need to look at what's offered, and it certainly helps to have the MB user's manual handy, for reference, to explain each of the various setting's purpose.

I do have the mobo manual and with the bios set at current setting ide/sata raid disabled the sata ports should all be recognized as such. The weird thing is upon boot simpleburn does see the drive and I can access the drive and do burns but after a short period of time simpleburn no longer can find the drive however brasero never looses sight of the drive So my question is why does brasero continually see and work with the drive and simpleburn does not?

[lfever]

So my question is why does brasero continually see and work with the drive and simpleburn does not?

Better yet doesn't this rule out a bios setting?

[T6]

partially, some apps access the hardware in different ways, specially with burner apps, i had similar situations in windows, one app sees the burner and the other doesn't, that case is different to this because it was a external burner

in general sata burners have been a bit problematic on linux, there was a time when you couldn't book the livecd from one

[lfever]

 The drive is recognized in PCC, I can access it from the command line and I can open and explore inserted cd/dvd media with PCManFM. I can boot Live CD/DVDs with it. I can burn to it with Brasero continually. The only app on my system that is a problem with this drive is SimpleBurn! How would I rule out a bios setting 100%?

[T6]

from what you report that you have checked in bios and the way you mention you have connected the drive to the mainboard i think it has been ruled out, 99% sure 

i haven't used simpleburn son i don't know if it is a frontend for some tools or how it access the hardware and what settings does it have so i can't say more about it, fortunately there is options to burn cds and those options are working for you 

[lfever]

fortunately there is options to burn cds and those options are working for you

Yes, and I am completely satisfied with brasero for my burning app.. I am just curious and am trying to learn more about Linux, the reason for all the questions I had to give up work due to health reasons so now I have a lot of time to explore PCLinuxOS

Thank you very much for your help