I think the line "Error: Cannot gain SYS_RAWIO capability.Is cdrecord installed SUID root?" may be significant here. I tried making cdrecord SUID root, but that didn't help. Running cdrecord as root worked.
This is what the kernel says about my drive, btw: hdc: DV-W28EW, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive hdc: ATAPI 24X DVD-ROM DVD-R CD-R/RW drive, 2193kB Cache, DMA I previously had trouble with software eject on this drive, so it seems to be picky about which commands it accepts. -- cdrecord fails to burn cd's https://launchpad.net/bugs/54828 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs