Can't burn CDs on Fedora 10...[SOLVED--though not sure why it worked]

[convict]

I have a rather strange problem here... for some reason, I can't burn my files to a CD! I hit "write to CD", chose lowest write speed (after max failed), entered a valid name, and then went ahead - but all I got was a some kinda warning message flash on the screen (I *think*, it was too quick), and then the CD/DVD creator would just disappear. Nothing was burned, and when I went back to CD/DVD creator, the files were still there. The strange thing is, I can burn images without a problem - I've burned Win98 installation CD (for an old rig) and Ubuntu 8.10 image (for the family computer) earlier today, and just to try if it still works I burned the same Ubuntu image on the same CD-R that failed to work earlier - it's burning it as I write and no problems so far.

Anyone got a clue what's going on here?

[convict]

Well, nevermind. It was a folder I was trying to burn... instead of dragging the entire folder in the CD/DVD creator, I just dragged in the contents, and it works. The files are now happily getting burned...

Still, anyone have any insight as to why this was happening?

[scottro]

If you had said the opposite, that dragging the directory worked but not the files, I would have guessed, from the way the command line versions work, that the underlying commands were having an issue. I'm taking the liberty of marking it solved, since I think others may benefit from the information (and thank you for coming back and posting that you fixed it and how you fixed it--you'd be amazed how many people don't bother.)

Hopefully, you're OK with the way I phrased it (so that someone with more knowledge of the graphic burncd program might take a look and possibly be able to explain it.) If you'd prefer some other wording, please just drop a PM to any of the CM's as I will be out for awhile and wouldn't be able to change it to wording of your choice in a timely manner.