Hi, sorry, i did not react properly on this piece of info: > The format, erase, and burn processes all complete normally with no > issues or errors. When I mount and attempt to read the tar file it > aborts with an error message. Do you see related messages in the system logs ? What happens if you let xorriso read the medium: xorriso -indev /dev/sr0 -check_media -- Have a nice day :) Thomas