Everytime I try to burn a CD my system hangs.

Using RH Linux 8.0 - Grub as bootloader

This is whats in /etc/fstab

/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0

Scanbus gives me this

[root@localhost hdc]# cdrecord -scanbus
Cdrecord 1.10 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2001 J?rg Schilling
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24
Using libscg version 'schily-0.5'
scsibus0:
0,0,0 0) 'GoldStar' 'CD-RW CED-8080B ' '1.02' Removable CD-ROM
0,1,0 1) *

When I call the cdrecord command I get this

eems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : SWABAUDIO
Drive buf size : 1024000 = 1000 KB
FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB
Track 01: data 638 MB
Total size: 732 MB (72:36.93) = 326770 sectors
Lout start: 733 MB (72:38/70) = 326770 sectors
Current Secsize: 2048
ATIP info from disk:
Indicated writing power: 5
Is not unrestricted
Is not erasable
Disk sub type: Medium Type A, high Beta category (A+) (3)
ATIP start of lead in: -12513 (97:15/12)
ATIP start of lead out: 359848 (79:59/73)
Disk type: Long strategy type (Cyanine, AZO or similar)
Manuf. index: 22
Manufacturer: Ritek Co.
Blocks total: 359848 Blocks current: 359848 Blocks remaining: 33078
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 8 in write mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write in 0 seconds. Operation starts.
Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
Performing OPC...
Starting new track at sector: 0
Track 01: 0 of 638 MB written.

CD Light flashes a little and then it hangs any help much appreciated.

Just checked dmesg and got the following if that helps

Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 4x/32x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!
cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!

Hi.

Have you had this burner working before? Even with another OS? Cuz it looks like it is doing the right thing until it is actually physically writing to this disc, then it is failing.

That boot up error looks like what you get when you try and mount a CD that is screwed or has no data on it (in my experience anyway).

>Craig

Yes I have used this burner frequently with WinXP and 98 before that. As far as I know it still works 100%. I will maybe try it with XP to confirm this. Any other ideas would be much appreciated.

Hi.

Maybe double check to make sure that it still does work. Cuz you ain't doing anything wrong as far as I can see.

Give it a go to make sure.

The command I use to record is.....(as super user)

cdrecord dev=0,0,0 speed=40 -data -dao -pad -v -eject /tmp/image_to_burn.iso

I always have to put the dev= part in my command or it fails.

Thanks
Craig