No matter what burner program I use, GnomeBaker, Brasero, Graveman, K3b, I cannot make a data cd.

I just tried to make a data cd with just one file (because I was wasting alot of time with many files). I errored out. Here is the log file from brasero.

Checking session consistency (brasero_burn_check_session_consistency burn.c:1714)
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_output_type
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sumFile deactivating
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_output_type
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_set_progress
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_add_track
BraseroMd5sumFile called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sumFile finished track successfully
BraseroMd5sumFile stopping
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack stopping
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroLocalTrack called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroLocalTrack no foreign URIs
BraseroLocalTrack stopping
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim creating input
BraseroWodim getting varg
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim got varg:
BraseroWodim deactivating
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sum creating input
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sum deactivating
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGenisoimage getting varg
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_tmp_dir
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_start_progress
BraseroGenisoimage got varg:
/usr/bin/genisoimage
-input-charset
utf8
-r
-graft-points
-D
-path-list
/tmp/brasero_tmp_RWPXFU
-exclude-list
/tmp/brasero_tmp_GSPXFU
-quiet
-print-size
BraseroGenisoimage launching command
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroGenisoimage stderr: HUP
BraseroGenisoimage stdout: 2229
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_set_output_size_for_current_track
BraseroGenisoimage stdout: HUP
BraseroGenisoimage process finished with status 0
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGenisoimage finished track successfully
BraseroGenisoimage got killed
BraseroGenisoimage stopping
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroWodim creating input
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_input_type
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_session_output_size
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroWodim got varg:
wodim
-v
dev=/dev/scd0
gracetime=0
speed=56
driveropts=burnfree
fs=4m
tsize=2229s
-dao
-data
-nopad
-
BraseroWodim launching command
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sum linked to BraseroWodim
BraseroMd5sum creating input
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroMd5sum starting md5 generation live
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_set_nonblocking
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_get_fd_in
BraseroMd5sum called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGenisoimage linked to BraseroMd5sum
BraseroGenisoimage getting varg
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_current_track
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_tmp_dir
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_action
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_data_label
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroGenisoimage got varg:
/usr/bin/genisoimage
-input-charset
utf8
-r
-graft-points
-D
-path-list
/tmp/brasero_tmp_D0PAGU
-exclude-list
/tmp/brasero_tmp_M2PAGU
-V
Data disc (20 Aug 08)
-A
Brasero-0.7.1
-sysid
LINUX
BraseroGenisoimage launching command
BraseroGenisoimage called brasero_job_get_fd_out
BraseroWodim stderr: wodim: Operation not permitted. Warning: Cannot raise RLIMIT_MEMLOCK limits.scsidev: '/dev/scd0'
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: devname: '/dev/scd0'
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: 1.1.6
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 stdout: Driveropts: 'burnfree'
BraseroWodim stdout: Device type : Removable CD-ROM
BraseroWodim stdout: Version : 5
BraseroWodim stdout: Response Format: 2
BraseroWodim stdout: Capabilities :
BraseroWodim stdout: Vendor_info : 'TSSTcorp'
BraseroWodim stdout: Identification : 'CDDVDW SH-S203N '
BraseroWodim stdout: Revision : 'SB01'
BraseroWodim stdout: Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
BraseroWodim stdout: Current: 0x0009 (CD-R)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0015 (DVD-R/DL sequential recording)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0016 (DVD-R/DL layer jump 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: 0x0012 (DVD-RAM)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0011 (DVD-R sequential recording)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0010 (DVD-ROM)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x000A (CD-RW)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0009 (CD-R) (current)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0008 (CD-ROM)
BraseroWodim stdout: Profile: 0x0002 (Removable disk)
BraseroWodim stdout: Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
BraseroWodim stdout: Driver flags : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
BraseroWodim stdout: Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R
BraseroWodim stdout: Drive buf size : 1348864 = 1317 KB
BraseroWodim stdout: FIFO size : 4194304 = 4096 KB
BraseroWodim stderr: Speed set to 8468 KB/s
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: Track 01: data 4 MB
BraseroWodim stdout: Total size: 4 MB (00:29.72) = 2229 sectors
BraseroWodim stdout: Lout start: 5 MB (00:31/54) = 2229 sectors
BraseroWodim stdout: Current Secsize: 2048
BraseroWodim stdout: ATIP info from disk:
BraseroWodim stdout: Indicated writing power: 4
BraseroWodim stdout: Is not unrestricted
BraseroWodim stdout: Is not erasable
BraseroWodim stdout: Disk sub type: Medium Type A, low Beta category (A-) (2)
BraseroWodim stdout: ATIP start of lead in: -12508 (97:15/17)
BraseroWodim stdout: ATIP start of lead out: 359845 (79:59/70)
BraseroWodim stdout: Disk type: Short strategy type (Phthalocyanine or similar)
BraseroWodim stdout: Manuf. index: 22
BraseroWodim stdout: Manufacturer: Ritek Co.
BraseroWodim stdout: Blocks total: 359845 Blocks current: 359845 Blocks remaining: 357616
BraseroWodim stdout: Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 48.0 in real SAO mode for single session.
BraseroWodim stdout: Last chance to quit, starting real write in 0 seconds. Operation starts.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_set_dangerous
BraseroWodim stdout: Waiting for reader process to fill input buffer ... input buffer ready.
BraseroWodim stdout: Performing OPC...
BraseroWodim stdout: Sending CUE sheet...
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_input_type
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_set_current_action
BraseroWodim stderr: wodim: CUE sheet not accepted. Retrying with minimum pregapsize = 1.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Errno: 5 (Input/output error), send_cue_sheet scsi sendcmd: no error
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: CDB: 5D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: Writing time: 10.769s
BraseroWodim stderr: status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: BURN-Free was never needed.
BraseroWodim stderr: Sense Bytes: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 26 00 00 00
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stdout: HUP
BraseroWodim stderr: Sense Key: 0x5 Illegal Request, Segment 0
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: Sense Code: 0x26 Qual 0x00 (invalid field in parameter list) 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: CUE sheet still not accepted. Please try to write in RAW (-raw96r) mode.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: wodim: Cannot send CUE sheet.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim stderr: wodim: Could not write Lead-in.
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_get_flags
BraseroWodim called brasero_job_error
BraseroWodim finished with an error
BraseroWodim asked to stop because of an error
error = 1
message = "the cd information could not be written"
BraseroGenisoimage stopping
BraseroGenisoimage got killed
BraseroGenisoimage disconnecting BraseroGenisoimage from BraseroMd5sum
BraseroMd5sum stopping
BraseroMd5sum disconnecting BraseroMd5sum from BraseroWodim
BraseroMd5sum closing connection for BraseroMd5sum
BraseroWodim stopping
BraseroWodim got killed
BraseroWodim closing connection for BraseroWodim
Session error : the cd information could not be written (brasero_burn_record burn.c:2270)

This process has worked in the past. I'm on 2.6.24-19-generic #1. Can't remember when it last worked.

Just a guess: clean the drive, check the cables

CD/DVD burners do wear out. My 1-year old laptop even came with a defective burner (too bad I never even tried to burn a data disc until after the warranty was up).