Can't burn CDs

[Norm]

Kurt Wall wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 06, 2007 at 01:09:37PM -0800, Norm wrote:
>   
>> My HL-DT-ST CD RW GCE-8240B drive will not write to a disk.  The box is 
>> a dual boot and when it is in its windoze configuration the drive does 
>> write correctly.  FC6 can read data on a disk in the drive but it 
>> refuses to read a blank disk  I have tried using both K3b and x-CD-Roast 
>> with similar results, Does  Linux have a hardware issue with this drive, 
>> the only other thought I have is my cd drive is a slave on the same 
>> controller that my DVD drive is a master on and possibly switching them 
>> may be the answer.  Before I make the switch I would like to confirm 
>> that the problem is not a Linux compatibility issue.
>>     
>
> I quick goggling doesn't indicate any reported incompatibilities. Did
> this drive work with other Linux distributions or kernels?
>
> Kurt
>   
I haven't tried it with other linux configurations (but seem to recall 
using it with a Knoppix STD live disk once ), I was planning to give 
switching the DVD CD drives with respect to master/slave but giving it a 
try with a live CD sounds like a easier and faster check.