A little update on the problem... it isn't just enough to reset my /dev/hdc, I have to do it just before burning...
I have burnt a DVD yesterday, and did the reset right after the burning process finished. Sure enough the first DVD I tried to burn today froze up the system again. reset got it back and the second attempt was successful. -- Feisty freeze, kernel (?) tries to access DVD drive https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/75295 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs