I had the same issue, opened a bug report and now I found this one, so I decided to add the link to mine including a syslog: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brasero/+bug/867570
I destroyed several cd's before finding the workaround...for new ubuntu users it is deterrent that you cannot burn cd's... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to brasero in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/774203 Title: Brasero makes coasters when using the Burn Directly To Disk option To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/brasero/+bug/774203/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs