I'm just trying to get my CD writer to work under a 2.6.5 kernel using the BLK_DEB_IDECD driver and not the nowadays depreciated BLK_DEV_IDESCSI emulation driver. I know how to specify the options at the comandline to achive this (using cdrecord dev=ATAPI:/dev/hdc ...), but with which GUI frontend is this possible and how do I configure the options there, such that cdrecord is fed with the right options?
apt-get install xcdroast. Run it as root once, configure the drive to use and set a directory for storing CD images for writing (I created /home/matt/.cdimages). The interface looks a bit dated but it's a brilliant program; hopefully the gtk2 version, alpha15, will packaged soon.
I always thought IDE-SCSI was a waste of time. ATAPI writing has always worked for me, despite loud 'I'm in alpha' protestations from cdrecord. You should do fine.
Good luck, Matt