I've been running FC2 with kernel 2.6.4.xxx for a few months now with no problems at all. Today I used the Red Hat Network to update my kernel to 2.6.8.xxx and now my cd burner is not working. K3b, gtoaster, and xcdroast all identify my CD as a player but not a burner. All 3 programs burned fine before the kernel update.

I ran cdrecord -scanbus and I got:

Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a27-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 <warly@mandrakesoft.com>.
Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered with problems in this version.
scsidev: 'ATA'
devname: 'ATA'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Warning: Using badly designed ATAPI via /dev/hd* interface.
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-1.80-RH '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c 1.80 04/03/08 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling').
scsibus1:
1,0,0 100) 'HL-DT-ST' 'CD-RW GCE-8525B ' '1.00' 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) *

I went back to kernel 2.6.4 and it doesn't recognize my burner anymore. How can I get my beloved CDR back?

Thanks for any help.

A few minutes after I posted my previous message I read this on the xcdroast.org website:

# Linux Kernel 2.6.8 broke CD-Writing:
I had several reports that the last 2.6.x kernel broke CD-Writing using the ATAPI driver. Don't update if you want to continue to use X-CD-Roast, or switch back to SCSI-emulation.

What gives?