Sorry... premature post!... :P HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH40N Model here is the rest of the log using growisofs to burn the image growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/sr0=image.iso /dev/sr0: "Current Write Speed" is 8.2x1352KBps. 0/3399329792 ( 0.0%) @0x, remaining ??:?? RBU 100.0% UBU 0.0% :-[ WRITE@LBA=230h failed with SK=5h/INVALID ADDRESS FOR WRITE]: Invalid argument :-( write failed: Invalid argument /dev/sr0: flushing cache BraseroGrowisofs called brasero_job_set_current_action /dev/sr0: updating RMA /dev/sr0: closing session dmesg output this: [ 385.076198] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 386.416182] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 386.746143] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 387.076085] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 388.417670] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 388.746007] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 389.077642] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 390.417824] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 390.745900] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 391.080003] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 392.425826] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 392.765856] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 393.095750] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 394.203087] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0 [ 394.241685] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 394.241693] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 394.241700] Info fld=0x0 [ 394.241703] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 394.241712] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 394.241719] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 0 [ 394.246983] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 394.246989] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 394.246997] Info fld=0x1 [ 394.247000] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 394.247008] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 4 [ 394.247014] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 1 [ 394.247022] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 2 [ 394.247027] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 3 [ 394.247031] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 4 [ 394.247035] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 5 [ 394.247040] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 6 [ 394.247044] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 7 [ 394.247048] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 8 [ 394.247052] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 9 [ 394.252551] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 394.252557] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 394.252564] Info fld=0x0 [ 394.252567] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 394.252575] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 394.267904] cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize! [ 394.286444] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 394.286451] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 394.286459] Info fld=0x0 [ 394.286462] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 394.286471] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 394.292872] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 394.292878] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 394.292885] Info fld=0x0 [ 394.292888] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 394.292896] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 394.300051] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 394.300059] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 394.300067] Info fld=0x0 [ 394.300070] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 394.300079] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 394.304883] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 394.304891] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 394.304898] Info fld=0x1 [ 394.304901] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 394.304910] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 4 [ 394.324051] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 394.324057] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 394.324061] Info fld=0x104 [ 394.324062] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 394.324068] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1040 [ 394.341243] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 394.341248] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 394.341253] Info fld=0x104 [ 394.341254] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 394.341259] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1040 [ 394.367868] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 394.367876] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 394.367884] Info fld=0x0 [ 394.367887] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 394.367896] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 394.371076] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 394.371079] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 394.371082] Info fld=0x0 [ 394.371084] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 394.371088] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 404.030820] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 404.030828] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 404.030836] Info fld=0x104 [ 404.030839] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 404.030848] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1040 [ 404.033551] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 404.033558] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 404.033566] Info fld=0x104 [ 404.033569] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 404.033577] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 1040 [ 775.009191] cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize! [ 775.035442] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 775.035449] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 775.035457] Info fld=0x0 [ 775.035460] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 775.035469] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 775.035475] __ratelimit: 66 callbacks suppressed [ 775.035479] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 0 [ 775.038105] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE [ 775.038112] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 775.038119] Info fld=0x0 [ 775.038121] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr0] Add. Sense: Logical block address out of range [ 775.038129] end_request: I/O error, dev sr0, sector 0 [ 775.038134] Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 0