k3b won't burn, nerolinux will

[Paul Cartwright <ale@pcartwright.com>]

ok, let me ask this again in a simpler way.
I've not been able to burn a DVD in a while with brasero or K3b. Errors..
K3B either says it burs, ejects, and it is empty, or it stops burning about 
27-31% through and just stalls. I've tried cranking down the speed to 4X ( 
16X burner).
I installed the demo for nerolinux, and burned a DVD the first time.
I am a member of the cdrom group, and I've tried to run k3b via a root 
console, no luck.

what to look for? I also removed/purged K3B and reinstalled it. no change.
running Lenny, up-to-date.
 ii  k3b                                                     1.0.5-3                             
A sophisticated KDE CD burning application
ii  k3b-data                                                1.0.5-3                             
A sophisticated KDE CD burning application - data files 
ii  libk3b3                                                 1.0.5-3                             
The KDE cd burning application library - runtime files
ii  libk3b3-extracodecs                                     1.0.5-3                             
The KDE cd burning application library - extra decoders
ii  mkisofs                                                 9:1.1.9-1                           
Dummy transition package for genisoimage



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Paul Cartwright
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