[PLUG] cd recording frustration

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net>]

I finally got a CDR/RW drive for  my linux machine.  Bought an LG and 
when it had problems, I switched it with the Samsung that was on the 
Windows machine (and working well).

2.6 kernel
cdrecord -scanbus doesn't find either drive.
according to /usr/share/doc/cdrecord/README.ATAPI.setup, I should use 
"device=/dev/hdc" instead of the scsi numbers, like "0,1.0" if I am 
using the 2.6 kernel,
Did that and though scanbus still doesn't work, cdrecord correctly 
identifies the drive using "cdrecord -prcap"

Tried a number of cdrecord front ends -- xcdroast, gcdroast, gcombust, 
MrBurns and ECLiPt Roaster (my favorite if any of them worked).  Best I 
can hope for is a CD with the correct number of tracks but of white 
noise instead of music.  Same using cdrecord from the command line, e.g. 
cdrecord -v speed=10 dev=/dev/hdc -pad -audio music/*.flac

I have read at least 6 How-tos without any luck.  Any suggestions?

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