> Try using cdrecord -scanbus dev=ATAPI > > Also, as previously noted, if you are using the 2.6.8 kernel it has > burning disabled for a non-root user. That does not seem to be your > error though. > > rebooting will kill all processes, but will not stop nautilus from > launching the cdcreator window when a blank CD is inserted. > > Does the cdcreator window open when the disk is inserted? without having > the burner software loaded? > > Are you logged in at command line or with X running? When I run that I get this output. cdrecord -scanbus dev=ATAPI Cdrecord-Clone 2.01-dvd (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg Schilling Note: This version is an unofficial (modified) version with DVD support Note: and therefore may have bugs that are not present in the original. Note: Please send bug reports or support requests to http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered with problems in this version. scsidev: 'ATAPI' devname: 'ATAPI' scsibus: -2 target: -2 lun: -2 Use of ATA is preferred over ATAPI. Warning: Using ATA Packet interface. Warning: The related Linux kernel interface code seems to be unmaintained. Warning: There is absolutely NO DMA, operations thus are slow. Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'. scsibus0: 0,0,0 0) 'AOPEN ' 'CD-RW CRW5232 ' '1.03' Removable CD-ROM 0,1,0 1) * 0,2,0 2) * 0,3,0 3) * 0,4,0 4) * 0,5,0 5) * 0,6,0 6) * 0,7,0 7) * scsibus1: 1,0,0 100) '' '' '' NON CCS Disk 1,1,0 101) '' '' '' NON CCS Disk 1,2,0 102) * 1,3,0 103) * 1,4,0 104) * 1,5,0 105) * 1,6,0 106) * no windows open when a disk is inserted. i originally was running X but I stoped it and it still wouldnt mount.