unable to burn DVD's

[shcodip]

I am trying to burn a dvd for the first time ever on linux and running into issues... below are the errors I am receiveing. Help!

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[root@localhost ~]# cdrecord dev=ATAPI:1,0,0 driveropts=burnfree -dao /share/kubuntu-6.10-dvd-i386.iso
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01-dvd (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg Schilling
Note: This version is an unofficial (modified) version with DVD support
Note: and therefore may have bugs that are not present in the original.
Note: Please send bug reports or support requests to http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
Note: The author of cdrecord should not be bothered with problems in this version.
scsidev: 'ATAPI:1,0,0'
devname: 'ATAPI'
scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0
Use of ATA is preferred over ATAPI.
Warning: Using ATA Packet interface.
Warning: The related Linux kernel interface code seems to be unmaintained.
Warning: There is absolutely NO DMA, operations thus are slow.
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities :
Vendor_info : 'PIONEER '
Identifikation : 'DVD-RW DVR-109 '
Revision : '1.57'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
cdrecord: Found DVD media: using cdr_mdvd.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd).
Driver flags : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: PACKET SAO
scsi_set_streaming
Speed set to 8310 KB/s
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 6.0 in real SAO mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write 0 seconds. Operation starts.
trackno=0
cdrecord: Turning BURN-Free on
cdrecord: Input/output error. send opc: scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: 54 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0E 00 00 00 00 44 D9 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x44 Qual 0xD9 (internal target failure) [No matching qualifier] Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 58.884s timeout 200s
cdrecord: OPC failed.
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[shcodip]

I ran a cdrecord command with -vV and here are the related error lines...

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Executing 'reserve track' command on Bus 1 Target 0, Lun 0 timeout 200s
CDB: 53 00 00 00 00 00 1F 74 24 00
cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 200s
Set Performing OPC...

Executing 'send opc' command on Bus 1 Target 0, Lun 0 timeout 200s
CDB: 54 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
cdrecord: Success. send opc: scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: 54 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0E 00 00 00 00 44 D9 00 00
Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x44 Qual 0xD9 (internal target failure) [No matching qualifier] Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 96.700s timeout 200s
cdrecord: Success. send opc: scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: 54 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 70 00 04 00 00 00 00 0E 00 00 00 00 44 D9 00 00
Sense Key: 0x4 Hardware Error, Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x44 Qual 0xD9 (internal target failure) [No matching qualifier] Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 96.700s timeout 200s
cdrecord: OPC failed.

Executing 'flush cache' command on Bus 1 Target 0, Lun 0 timeout 200s
CDB: 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
cmd finished after 0.005s timeout 200s

Executing 'test unit ready' command on Bus 1 Target 0, Lun 0 timeout 200s
CDB: 00 00 00 00 00 00
cmd finished after 0.005s timeout 200s
Mode Parameters (un-converted) 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
Mode Parameters 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00

Executing 'mode select g1' command on Bus 1 Target 0, Lun 0 timeout 200s
CDB: 55 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00
cmd finished after 0.005s timeout 200s

Executing 'prevent/allow medium removal' command on Bus 1 Target 0, Lun 0 timeout 200s
CDB: 1E 00 00 00 00 00
cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 200s
Set Writing time: 96.805s
cdrecord: fifo had 64 puts and 0 gets.
cdrecord: fifo was 0 times empty and 0 times full, min fill was 100%.
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