Executing 'genisoimage -gui -V JAV070 -A GnomeBaker -p Matrix -iso-level 3 -l -r -hide-rr-moved -J -joliet-long -graft-points --path-list /tmp/GnomeBaker-rodney/gnomebaker-645WUT | builtin_dd of=/dev/hdc obs=32k seek=0'
I: -input-charset not specified, using utf-8 (detected in locale settings)
/dev/hdc: "Current Write Speed" is 8.2x1352KBps.
:-[ WRITE@LBA=20h failed with SK=4h/ASC=08h/ACQ=03h]: Input/output error
:-( write failed: Input/output error
/dev/hdc: flushing cache
/dev/hdc: closing track
/dev/hdc: closing disc

rodney@melx:~$ hdparm /dev/cdrom

/dev/cdrom:
 IO_support   =  1 (32-bit)
 unmaskirq    =  1 (on)
 using_dma    =  1 (on)
 keepsettings =  0 (off)
 readonly     =  0 (off)
 readahead    = 256 (on)
 HDIO_GETGEO failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
rodney@melx:~$