Checking session consistency (brasero_burn_check_session_consistency burn.c:1905)
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_set_output_size_for_current_track
BraseroBurnURI stopping
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroBurnURI output set (IMAGE) image = /tmp/brasero_tmp_O2YL1U.bin toc = none
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroBurnURI called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroBurnURI no burn:// URI found
BraseroBurnURI stopping
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_set_output_size_for_current_track
BraseroLocalTrack stopping
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroLocalTrack output set (IMAGE) image = /tmp/brasero_tmp_3VWL1U.bin toc = none
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroLocalTrack no remote URIs
BraseroLocalTrack stopping
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_set_output_size_for_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage stopping
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroChecksumImage output set (IMAGE) image = /tmp/brasero_tmp_SE4L1U.bin toc = none
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage Starting checksuming file /home/richard/Desktop/ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso (size = 732909568)
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroChecksumImage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroChecksumImage Setting new checksum (type = 2) 66fa77789c7b8ff63130e5d5a272d67b ( before)
BraseroChecksumImage Finished track successfully
BraseroChecksumImage stopping
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim getting varg
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim got varg:
BraseroWodim deactivating
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim getting varg
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_device
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_speed
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroWodim got varg:
wodim
-v
dev=/dev/sr0
speed=4
-dao
fs=16m
-data
-nopad
/home/richard/Desktop/ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso
BraseroWodim Launching command
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroWodim stderr: wodim: Operation not permitted. Warning: Cannot raise RLIMIT_MEMLOCK limits.scsidev: '/dev/sr0'
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: devname: '/dev/sr0'
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Wodim version: 1.1.9
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: SCSI buffer size: 64512
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Beginning DMA speed test. Set CDR_NODMATEST environment variable if device
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: communication breaks or freezes immediately after that.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
BraseroWodim stderr: Speed set to 5540 KB/s
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: Device type : Removable CD-ROM
BraseroWodim stdout: Version : 5
BraseroWodim stdout: Response Format: 2
BraseroWodim stdout: Capabilities :
BraseroWodim stdout: Vendor_info : 'LITE-ON '
BraseroWodim stdout: Identification : 'DVDRW SOHW-1633S'
BraseroWodim stdout: Revision : 'BGS4'
BraseroWodim stdout: Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
BraseroWodim stdout: Current: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x002B (DVD+R/DL)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x001B (DVD+R)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x001A (DVD+RW)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0014 (DVD-RW sequential recording)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0013 (DVD-RW restricted overwrite)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording) (current)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM)
BraseroWodim stdout: Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd).
BraseroWodim stdout: Driver flags : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
BraseroWodim stdout: Supported modes: PACKET SAO
BraseroWodim stdout: Drive buf size : 1563904 = 1527 KB
BraseroWodim stdout: FIFO size : 16777216 = 16384 KB
BraseroWodim stdout: Track 01: data 698 MB
BraseroWodim stdout: Total size: 802 MB (79:31.54) = 357866 sectors
BraseroWodim stdout: Lout start: 803 MB (79:33/41) = 357866 sectors
BraseroWodim stdout: Current Secsize: 2048
BraseroWodim stdout: HINT: use dvd+rw-mediainfo from dvd+rw-tools for information extraction.
BraseroWodim stdout: Blocks total: 2298496 Blocks current: 2298496 Blocks remaining: 1940630
BraseroWodim stdout: Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 4.0 in real SAO mode for single session.
BraseroWodim stdout: Last chance to quit, starting real write in 4 seconds.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_set_dangerous
BraseroWodim stdout: 
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BraseroWodim stdout: 3 seconds.
BraseroWodim stdout: 
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BraseroWodim stdout: 2 seconds.
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BraseroWodim stdout: 
BraseroWodim stdout: 1 seconds. 0 seconds. Operation starts.
BraseroWodim stdout: Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
BraseroWodim stderr: Errno: 5 (Input/output error), send opc scsi sendcmd: no error
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: Performing OPC...
BraseroWodim stderr: CDB: 54 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: Writing time: 0.041s
BraseroWodim stderr: status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Sense Bytes: 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 30 05 00 00
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Sense Key: 0x2 Not Ready, Segment 0
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Sense Code: 0x30 Qual 0x05 (cannot write medium - incompatible format) Fru 0x0
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: cmd finished after 0.001s timeout 200s
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: wodim: OPC failed.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: wodim: fifo had 255 puts and 0 gets.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: wodim: fifo was 0 times empty and 0 times full, min fill was 100%.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: HUP
BraseroWodim stderr: HUP
BraseroWodim process finished with status 255
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_error
BraseroWodim finished with an error
BraseroWodim asked to stop because of an error
error = 0
message = "no message"
BraseroWodim stopping
BraseroWodim got killed
Session error : unknown (brasero_burn_record burn.c:2602)



whats going on and how the hell do i get my burner to work??????

Did you try a different program? Maybe it's just Brasero.
Also, look into using cdrecord to burn your cd's. (Link here.)

And next time, please post long terminal outputs in code brackets like

Try k3b as an option .. I guess an hardware failure here !!

every program ive tried for burning stops, once it actually gets to the burn. i have a list of errors from each one. at one point my drive wasnt even playing data cd's just music. now it plays but doesnt burn.

Do you have another burner you can install and try? It sounds like a hardware issue.

Also, did you try burning the CD as the root user? That might work too.

Try using cdrecord. Wodim is known to have lots of bugs and causes lots of trouble burning CD's/DVD's.

i get the an error with cd record too, that is what my default is set to.
what are the chances that it just wont burn. is it possible that the drive is just a pos?
it is from an emachine and is installed on my dell xps400

^ ^

What does dmesg say after your other errors?

How old is your media? Some black media degrades with age and UV exposure. Which makes them unburnable. You should keep your blanks in a dark place. And don't buy them from the store if they're exposed to direct sunlight. They could have been sitting there six months IN THE SUN before you bought them.