The DVD/CDRW will play DVD, audio CD, read data cds, and write a cd to a file folder. However when I try to copy from the file to a blank cd, Xcdroast tells me that I need to insert a blank cd. When I insert the cd, it doesn't recognize it.

This is on a Toshiba DVD/CDRW installed on an IBM T40 laptop. When I opened the terminal and typed cdrecord -scanbus I got the following:

Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a19 (i686-redhat-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2003 J�rg Schilling
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.25
Using libscg version 'schily-0.7'
cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport code version (schily - Red Hat-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.75-RH '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c 1.75 02/10/21 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling').
scsibus0:
0,0,0 0) 'TOSHIBA ' 'DVD-ROM SD-R9012' '1121' Removable CD-ROM
0,1,0 1) *
0,2,0 2) *
0,3,0 3) *
0,4,0 4) *
0,5,0 5) *
0,6,0 6) *
0,7,0 7) *
scsibus1:
1,0,0 100) 'HP ' 'psc 2175 ' '1.00' Removable Disk
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 have a feeling that there is something simple that needs to be done which will resolve this. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

make an iso out of anything with mkisofs, then try cdrecord dev=0,0,0 /path/to/iso

give us the error message

Thanks for your reply. I'm still working on resolving this, however the following messages were obtained:

Calling: /usr/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin/xcdrwrap CDRECORD dev= "1,0,0" gracetime=2 fs=4096k -v -useinfo speed=16 -dao -eject -pad -audio "/home/nick/CD_stuff/track-01.wav" ...

scsidev: '1,0,0'
scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.25
cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial libscg transport code version (schily - Red Hat-scsi-linux-sg.c-1.75-RH '@(#)scsi-linux-sg.c 1.75 02/10/21 Copyright 1997 J. Schilling').
SCSI buffer size: 64512
cdrecord: Sorry, no CD/DVD-Drive found on this target.
TOC Type: 0 = CD-DA

I also tried cdrecord dev=help and received the following:

root@toucan:/home/nick# cdrecord dev=help
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a19 (i686-redhat-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2003 J?rg Schilling
Supported SCSI transports for this platform:

Transport name: sg
Transport descr.: Generic transport independent SCSI
Transp. layer ind.:
Target specifier: bus,target,lun
Target example: 1,2,0
SCSI Bus scanning: supported
Open via UNIX device: not supported

Transport name: pg
Transport descr.: SCSI transport for ATAPI over Parallel Port
Transp. layer ind.:
Target specifier: bus,target,lun
Target example: 1,2,0
SCSI Bus scanning: supported
Open via UNIX device: not supported

Transport name: ATA
Transport descr.: ATA Packet specific SCSI transport
Transp. layer ind.: ATAPI:
Target specifier: bus,target,lun
Target example: ATAPI:1,2,0
SCSI Bus scanning: supported
Open via UNIX device: not supported

Transport name: RSCSI
Transport descr.: Remote SCSI
Transp. layer ind.: REMOTE:
Target specifier: rscsi@host:bus,target,lun
Target example: REMOTE:rscsi@host:1,2,0
SCSI Bus scanning: supported
Open via UNIX device: not supported
root@toucan:/home/nick#

the problem is xcdroast is using the wrong device:
0,0,0 0) 'TOSHIBA ' 'DVD-ROM SD-R9012' '1121' Removable CD-ROM
is your drive, scsi bus 0,0,0

Calling: /usr/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin/xcdrwrap CDRECORD dev= "1,0,0" gracetime=2 fs=4096k -v -useinfo speed=16 -dao -eject -pad -audio "/home/nick/CD_stuff/track-01.wav" ...

dev=1,0,0 it is not using the right drive. configure xcdroast, the confioguration hould let you choose a drive.

unless the removable device on 1,0,0 is the buner, but if it is then it is not being recognised as a cd-burner, is it by chance a dvd-ram? a -ram is recognised as a slow harddrive rather than a burner device.

Thanks again as I plan on working some more on resolving this within the next few days. After it is configured correctly, I'll post the fix.