I am trying to burn a cd using cdrecord. Upon typing cdrecord -scanbus i get the following results:
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scsidev: 'ATA'
devname: 'ATA'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport code version (schily - Red Hat-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.83-RH '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c 1.83 04/05/20 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling').
scsibus1:
1,0,0 100) 'PIONEER ' 'DVD-RW DVR-106D' '1.08' Removable CD-ROM
1,1,0 101) *
1,2,0 102) *
1,3,0 103) *
1,4,0 104) *
1,5,0 105) *
1,6,0 106) *
1,7,0 107) *
[root@machine]#
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I follow this by typing 'cdrecord -v speed=4 dev=1,0,0 blank=fast -data /home/myname/filename.avi' which yields the following:
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cdrecord: No write mode specified.
cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.
cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.
cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01-dvd (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg Schilling
Note: This version is an unofficial (modified) version with DVD support
Note: and therefore may have bugs that are not present in the original.
Note: Please send bug reports or support requests to http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered with problems in this version.
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '1,0,0'
scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0
cdrecord: Success. Cannot open SCSI driver.
cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'.
cdrecord: For possible transport specifiers try 'cdrecord dev=help'.
[root@machine]#
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Can anyone spot any obvious mistakes/offer any advice on this problem?

thanks in advance

If you know the right cd writing device on your ayatem, you can do
The device part is your cd writing device eg /dev/hdc.

I eventually went with and although the disc was made successfully, when i tried to read the disc i was told that the disc could not be mounted as the filesystem could not be determined. Can i specify the filesystem and if so which is the best option? I booted into windows to see if the disc would work there, same problem unfortunately.

I appear to have resolved the problem, by making an iso first. I'm not sure if that is completely necessary, but it seems to have done the job.
This was shortly followed by I received the error message about the file system again, but i am able read from the disc through the ls command and eventually can read through the folderview. I have also opened the source file on my 2k laptop, so all appears well.

Thanks for the help