[Bug 590522] [NEW] cannot burn ISO images to CDs

[Robert B]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: wodim

For some reason, Lucid Lynx correctly brought up a dialog when I
inserted a blank CD only the first time.

After that, it does not work.  I'm using exactly the same brand of CD-Rs
bought at the same time and I've tried several.

The first time, I cancelled out of the suggestion to burn the CD.
Later, I right-clicked on a file and did "Write to Disc...".  It brought
up the dialog and chunked away for a while.  But, then it got an
"Unknown error has occurred" and popped out the CD.

After this, the above described behavior seems to occur -- when I insert
a blank CD, a dialog does not appear and when I try to "Write to
Disc...", it says "Please replace the disc with a supported CD or DVD."

I also tried using wodim on the command line and it says:

$ sudo wodim dev=/dev/cdrw -v -data trash/debian-504-powerpc-CD-1.iso
wodim: No write mode specified.
wodim: Assuming -tao mode.
wodim: Future versions of wodim may have different drive dependent defaults.
TOC Type: 1 = CD-ROM
scsidev: '/dev/cdrw'
devname: '/dev/cdrw'
scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2
Linux sg driver version: 3.5.27
Wodim version: 1.1.10
SCSI buffer size: 64512
wodim: Cannot do inquiry for CD/DVD-Recorder.
Errno: 5 (Input/output error), test unit ready scsi sendcmd: fatal error
CDB:  00 00 00 00 00 00
cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 40s

I tried sticking a CD with data on it and it correctly read it.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release:        10.04
$ apt-cache policy wodim
wodim:
  Installed: 9:1.1.10-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 9:1.1.10-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 9:1.1.10-1ubuntu1 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: cdrkit (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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cannot burn ISO images to CDs
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