Situation has been solved for me in Kubuntu Lucid 10.04 with kernel 2.6.32-21. vavrek@neov:~$ uname -a Linux neov 2.6.32-21-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 08:09:38 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux vavrek@neov:~$ vavrek@neov:~$ lsb_release -rd && apt-cache policy dvd+rw-tools && lspci | grep -i sata && dmesg | grep sr | grep -v usr && sdparm /dev/sr0 && hdparm -i /dev/sr0 Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch) Release: 10.04 dvd+rw-tools: Installed: 7.1-6 Candidate: 7.1-6 Version table: *** 7.1-6 0 500 http://sk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [ 1.776904] sda1 sda2 sda3 < sda5sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray [ 1.794907] sr 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 [ 1.794960] sr 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 5 /dev/sr0: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 TN01 [cd/dvd] Read write error recovery mode page: AWRE 1 [cha: y, def: 1, sav: 1] ARRE 0 [cha: n, def: 0, sav: 0] PER 0 [cha: y, def: 0, sav: 0] Write parameters (MMC) mode page: BUFE 1 [cha: y, def: 1, sav: 1] WR_T 0 [cha: y, def: 0, sav: 0] MULTI_S 0 [cha: y, def: 0, sav: 0] Informational exceptions control mode page: EWASC 0 [cha: n, def: 0, sav: 0] DEXCPT 0 [cha: y, def: 0, sav: 0] MRIE 4 [cha: y, def: 4, sav: 4] /dev/sr0: HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(identify) failed: Bad address Model=HL-DT-ST, FwRev=TN01, SerialNo=K1Z991H2314 Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic } RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=0 (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5 AdvancedPM=no Drive conforms to: unknown: ATA/ATAPI-3,4,5,6,7 * signifies the current active mode vavrek@neov:~$ vavrek@neov:/mnt/lv_data/Install/_Iso-Images$ growisofs -Z /dev/sr0=kubuntu-10.04-beta2-desktop-amd64.iso WARNING: /dev/sr0 already carries isofs! About to execute 'builtin_dd if=kubuntu-10.04-beta2-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sr0 obs=32k seek=0' /dev/sr0: "Current Write Speed" is 4.1x1352KBps. 0/708704256 ( 0.0%) @0x, remaining ??:?? RBU 100.0% UBU 0.0% 6094848/708704256 ( 0.9%) @1.3x, remaining 19:12 RBU 100.0% UBU 3.1% 24641536/708704256 ( 3.5%) @4.0x, remaining 6:00 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 43155456/708704256 ( 6.1%) @4.0x, remaining 4:22 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 61702144/708704256 ( 8.7%) @4.0x, remaining 3:29 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 80216064/708704256 (11.3%) @4.0x, remaining 3:00 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 98762752/708704256 (13.9%) @4.0x, remaining 2:46 RBU 99.9% UBU 100.0% 117276672/708704256 (16.5%) @4.0x, remaining 2:31 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 135790592/708704256 (19.2%) @4.0x, remaining 2:19 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 154304512/708704256 (21.8%) @4.0x, remaining 2:12 RBU 99.9% UBU 100.0% 172851200/708704256 (24.4%) @4.0x, remaining 2:04 RBU 98.5% UBU 100.0% 191365120/708704256 (27.0%) @4.0x, remaining 1:56 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 209879040/708704256 (29.6%) @4.0x, remaining 1:51 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 228425728/708704256 (32.2%) @4.0x, remaining 1:45 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 246939648/708704256 (34.8%) @4.0x, remaining 1:39 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 265486336/708704256 (37.5%) @4.0x, remaining 1:35 RBU 99.9% UBU 100.0% 284000256/708704256 (40.1%) @4.0x, remaining 1:29 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 302514176/708704256 (42.7%) @4.0x, remaining 1:24 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 321028096/708704256 (45.3%) @4.0x, remaining 1:20 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 339542016/708704256 (47.9%) @4.0x, remaining 1:16 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 358088704/708704256 (50.5%) @4.0x, remaining 1:11 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 376602624/708704256 (53.1%) @4.0x, remaining 1:07 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 395116544/708704256 (55.8%) @4.0x, remaining 1:03 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 413663232/708704256 (58.4%) @4.0x, remaining 0:59 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 432177152/708704256 (61.0%) @4.0x, remaining 0:55 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 450691072/708704256 (63.6%) @4.0x, remaining 0:51 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 469237760/708704256 (66.2%) @4.0x, remaining 0:47 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 487751680/708704256 (68.8%) @4.0x, remaining 0:43 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 506298368/708704256 (71.4%) @4.0x, remaining 0:39 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 524812288/708704256 (74.1%) @4.0x, remaining 0:36 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 543358976/708704256 (76.7%) @4.0x, remaining 0:32 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 561905664/708704256 (79.3%) @4.0x, remaining 0:28 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 580419584/708704256 (81.9%) @4.0x, remaining 0:24 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 598966272/708704256 (84.5%) @4.0x, remaining 0:21 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 617480192/708704256 (87.1%) @4.0x, remaining 0:17 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 636026880/708704256 (89.7%) @4.0x, remaining 0:14 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 654540800/708704256 (92.4%) @4.0x, remaining 0:10 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 673054720/708704256 (95.0%) @4.0x, remaining 0:06 RBU 100.0% UBU 100.0% 691601408/708704256 (97.6%) @4.0x, remaining 0:03 RBU 51.0% UBU 100.0% builtin_dd: 346048*2KB out @ average 3.8x1352KBps /dev/sr0: flushing cache /dev/sr0: stopping de-icing /dev/sr0: writing lead-out /dev/sr0: reloading tray vavrek@neov:/mnt/lv_data/Install/_Iso-Images$