Everyone, I have a fully updated version of FC3 running on a Dell Lattitude C840 with the following: Stock kernel-2.6.9-1.681_FC3 udev-039-10.FC3.5 nautilus-cd-burner-2.8.3-6 nautilus-2.8.1-4 nautilus-media-0.8.1-3 I access Nautilus CD burner through either typing burn:/// in the Nautilus window or by nautilus --no-desktop burn: from the command line. I copy my files into the window and click Write to CD. Verify the settings are correct and click Write. The message says "Reload rewritable or blank media. Please replace the in-drive media by a rewritable or blank media." I've verified that the media is in fact blank by placing it in another burner. I've also tested this as root and have the same results. I've set the write speed manually, I've activated burnfree ( I know the drive supports it ) and I've verified that /dev/cdwriter points to the correct IDE device /dev/hdb. I Googled and all the previous problems I've found were related to 2.6.8 kernel ( I too had this problem back then ), but a 2.6.9 kernel fixed this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Steve [sfink@orion ~]$ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host Bridge (rev 04) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 02) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #3) (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 42) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801CAM IDE U100 (rev 02) 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 02) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 440 Go] (rev a3) 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78) 02:01.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus Controller 02:01.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus Controller 02:01.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCI4451 IEEE-1394 Controller 02:03.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)