Article 163Z8 XfBurn says 'Drive empty' even though it isn't - Linux Mint 17.2

XfBurn says 'Drive empty' even though it isn't - Linux Mint 17.2

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The Issue
I'm trying to burn the Mint ISO to a DVD in order to install it on an old laptop which won't boot from USB. I am using a DVD+R, which I inserted into the burner on my computer. I'm using Xfburn, but it says 'Drive is empty' even though there is a blank DVD in there.
What have I tried?
I checked to see whether Mint found the drive alright (I've never used it with this install of Mint)

Code:~ $ xorriso -devices
xorriso 1.3.2 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project.

Beginning to scan for devices ...
Full drive scan done
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 -dev '/dev/sr0' rwrw-- : 'Optiarc ' 'DVD RW AD-5170A'
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Mint seems to find both the player/burner and the disc itself. However, it doesn't register as writeable:

Code:~ $ xorriso -scsi_log on -outdev /dev/sr0 -toc 2>&1 | tee -i /tmp/xorriso_log
xorriso 1.3.2 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project.

TEST UNIT READY
00 00 00 00 00 00
7956 us [ 16238 ]

INQUIRY
12 00 00 00 24 00
From drive: 36b
05 80 05 32 5b 00 00 00 4f 70 74 69 61 72 63 20 44 56 44 20
52 57 20 41 44 2d 35 31 37 30 41 20 31 2e 31 31
421 us [ 16836 ]

MODE SENSE
5a 00 2a 00 00 00 00 00 1e 00
From drive: 30b
00 3e 70 00 00 00 00 00 2a 36 1f 17 f1 77 29 23 21 13 01 00
08 00 21 13 00 00 21 13 21 13
476 us [ 17402 ]

MODE SENSE
5a 00 2a 00 00 00 00 00 40 00
From drive: 64b
00 3e 70 00 00 00 00 00 2a 36 1f 17 f1 77 29 23 21 13 01 00
08 00 21 13 00 00 21 13 21 13 00 01 00 00 00 00 21 13 00 06
00 00 21 13 00 00 1b 90 00 00 16 0d 00 00 10 8a 00 00 0b 06
00 00 05 83
510 us [ 18035 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
From drive: 8b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00
3358 us [ 21525 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 34 00
From drive: 308b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 30 00 2b 00 00 00 1b 00 00
00 1a 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 15 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 13 00 00
00 11 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 08 00 00
00 01 03 04 00 00 00 02 00 02 03 04 00 00 00 00 00 03 03 04
29 00 00 00 00 04 04 04 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 08 00 00 08 00
00 00 01 00 00 1d 00 00 00 1e 04 04 03 00 00 00 00 1f 04 04
00 00 01 00 00 20 04 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 01 00
00 21 0c 08 3f 09 05 01 07 00 00 00 00 23 00 00 00 26 00 00
00 2a 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2b 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2c 00 04
03 00 00 00 00 2d 08 04 57 00 3f 09 00 2e 04 04 7f 00 0b f0
00 2f 08 04 4e 00 00 00 00 33 00 08 00 00 00 01 10 00 00 00
00 37 00 04 00 0f 00 00 00 3b 00 04 01 00 00 00 01 00 03 00
01 03 00 04 07 00 01 00 01 05 03 00 01 06 00 04 00 00 00 01
01 07 0c 04 1e 00 00 00 01 08 03 0c 37 34 51 37 35 32 32 4c
31 31 32 20 01 0a 00 0c 46 44 43 00 53 44 43 00 54 4f 43 00
01 0b 00 04 00 00 00 01
3486 us [ 25423 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
From drive: 8b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00
3408 us [ 28994 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 34 00
From drive: 308b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 30 00 2b 00 00 00 1b 00 00
00 1a 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 15 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 13 00 00
00 11 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 08 00 00
00 01 03 04 00 00 00 02 00 02 03 04 00 00 00 00 00 03 03 04
29 00 00 00 00 04 04 04 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 08 00 00 08 00
00 00 01 00 00 1d 00 00 00 1e 04 04 03 00 00 00 00 1f 04 04
00 00 01 00 00 20 04 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 01 00
00 21 0c 08 3f 09 05 01 07 00 00 00 00 23 00 00 00 26 00 00
00 2a 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2b 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2c 00 04
03 00 00 00 00 2d 08 04 57 00 3f 09 00 2e 04 04 7f 00 0b f0
00 2f 08 04 4e 00 00 00 00 33 00 08 00 00 00 01 10 00 00 00
00 37 00 04 00 0f 00 00 00 3b 00 04 01 00 00 00 01 00 03 00
01 03 00 04 07 00 01 00 01 05 03 00 01 06 00 04 00 00 00 01
01 07 0c 04 1e 00 00 00 01 08 03 0c 37 34 51 37 35 32 32 4c
31 31 32 20 01 0a 00 0c 46 44 43 00 53 44 43 00 54 4f 43 00
01 0b 00 04 00 00 00 01
3346 us [ 32760 ]

GET PERFORMANCE
ac 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00
From drive: 8b
00 00 00 64 00 00 00 00
568 us [ 33380 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
From drive: 8b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00
3341 us [ 36817 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 34 00
From drive: 308b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 30 00 2b 00 00 00 1b 00 00
00 1a 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 15 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 13 00 00
00 11 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 08 00 00
00 01 03 04 00 00 00 02 00 02 03 04 00 00 00 00 00 03 03 04
29 00 00 00 00 04 04 04 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 08 00 00 08 00
00 00 01 00 00 1d 00 00 00 1e 04 04 03 00 00 00 00 1f 04 04
00 00 01 00 00 20 04 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 01 00
00 21 0c 08 3f 09 05 01 07 00 00 00 00 23 00 00 00 26 00 00
00 2a 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2b 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2c 00 04
03 00 00 00 00 2d 08 04 57 00 3f 09 00 2e 04 04 7f 00 0b f0
00 2f 08 04 4e 00 00 00 00 33 00 08 00 00 00 01 10 00 00 00
00 37 00 04 00 0f 00 00 00 3b 00 04 01 00 00 00 01 00 03 00
01 03 00 04 07 00 01 00 01 05 03 00 01 06 00 04 00 00 00 01
01 07 0c 04 1e 00 00 00 01 08 03 0c 37 34 51 37 35 32 32 4c
31 31 32 20 01 0a 00 0c 46 44 43 00 53 44 43 00 54 4f 43 00
01 0b 00 04 00 00 00 01
3392 us [ 40627 ]

GET PERFORMANCE
ac 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 03 00
From drive: 104b
00 00 00 64 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 21 13
00 00 21 13 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 1b 90 00 00 1b 90
00 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 1b 90 00 00 16 0d 00 00 00 00
00 06 62 2d 00 00 16 0d 00 00 10 8a 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d
00 00 0b 06 00 00 0b 06 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 05 83
00 00 05 83
562 us [ 41350 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
From drive: 8b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00
3380 us [ 44833 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 34 00
From drive: 308b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 30 00 2b 00 00 00 1b 00 00
00 1a 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 15 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 13 00 00
00 11 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 08 00 00
00 01 03 04 00 00 00 02 00 02 03 04 00 00 00 00 00 03 03 04
29 00 00 00 00 04 04 04 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 08 00 00 08 00
00 00 01 00 00 1d 00 00 00 1e 04 04 03 00 00 00 00 1f 04 04
00 00 01 00 00 20 04 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 01 00
00 21 0c 08 3f 09 05 01 07 00 00 00 00 23 00 00 00 26 00 00
00 2a 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2b 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2c 00 04
03 00 00 00 00 2d 08 04 57 00 3f 09 00 2e 04 04 7f 00 0b f0
00 2f 08 04 4e 00 00 00 00 33 00 08 00 00 00 01 10 00 00 00
00 37 00 04 00 0f 00 00 00 3b 00 04 01 00 00 00 01 00 03 00
01 03 00 04 07 00 01 00 01 05 03 00 01 06 00 04 00 00 00 01
01 07 0c 04 1e 00 00 00 01 08 03 0c 37 34 51 37 35 32 32 4c
31 31 32 20 01 0a 00 0c 46 44 43 00 53 44 43 00 54 4f 43 00
01 0b 00 04 00 00 00 01
3367 us [ 48678 ]

GET PERFORMANCE
ac 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 03 00
From drive: 104b
00 00 00 64 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 21 13
00 00 21 13 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 1b 90 00 00 1b 90
00 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 1b 90 00 00 16 0d 00 00 00 00
00 06 62 2d 00 00 16 0d 00 00 10 8a 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d
00 00 0b 06 00 00 0b 06 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 05 83
00 00 05 83
610 us [ 49474 ]

MODE SENSE
5a 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 0c 00
From drive: 12b
00 12 70 00 00 00 00 00 01 0a 80 0f
370 us [ 49915 ]

PREVENT/ALLOW MEDIA REMOVAL
1e 00 00 00 00 00
177 us [ 50111 ]

START/STOP UNIT
1b 00 00 00 03 00
323 us [ 50485 ]

TEST UNIT READY
00 00 00 00 00 00
+++ sense data = 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 3A 00 00 00 00 00
+++ key=2 asc=3Ah ascq=00h
5686 us [ 556359 ]

PREVENT/ALLOW MEDIA REMOVAL
1e 00 00 00 01 00
293 us [ 556716 ]

START/STOP UNIT
1b 01 00 00 01 00
+++ sense data = 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 3A 00 00 00 00 00
+++ key=2 asc=3Ah ascq=00h
7653 us [ 564437 ]

INQUIRY
12 00 00 00 24 00
From drive: 36b
05 80 05 32 5b 00 00 00 4f 70 74 69 61 72 63 20 44 56 44 20
52 57 20 41 44 2d 35 31 37 30 41 20 31 2e 31 31
502 us [ 565126 ]

MODE SENSE
5a 00 2a 00 00 00 00 00 1e 00
From drive: 30b
00 3e 70 00 00 00 00 00 2a 36 1f 17 f1 77 2b 23 21 13 01 00
08 00 21 13 00 00 21 13 21 13
559 us [ 565795 ]

MODE SENSE
5a 00 2a 00 00 00 00 00 40 00
From drive: 64b
00 3e 70 00 00 00 00 00 2a 36 1f 17 f1 77 2b 23 21 13 01 00
08 00 21 13 00 00 21 13 21 13 00 01 00 00 00 00 21 13 00 06
00 00 21 13 00 00 1b 90 00 00 16 0d 00 00 10 8a 00 00 0b 06
00 00 05 83
481 us [ 566427 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
From drive: 8b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00
3368 us [ 569891 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 34 00
From drive: 308b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 30 00 2b 00 00 00 1b 00 00
00 1a 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 15 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 13 00 00
00 11 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 08 00 00
00 01 03 04 00 00 00 02 00 02 03 04 00 00 00 00 00 03 03 04
29 00 00 00 00 04 04 04 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 08 00 00 08 00
00 00 01 00 00 1d 00 00 00 1e 04 04 03 00 00 00 00 1f 04 04
00 00 01 00 00 20 04 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 01 00
00 21 0c 08 3f 09 05 01 07 00 00 00 00 23 00 00 00 26 00 00
00 2a 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2b 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2c 00 04
03 00 00 00 00 2d 08 04 57 00 3f 09 00 2e 04 04 7f 00 0b f0
00 2f 08 04 4e 00 00 00 00 33 00 08 00 00 00 01 10 00 00 00
00 37 00 04 00 0f 00 00 00 3b 00 04 01 00 00 00 01 00 03 00
01 03 00 04 07 00 01 00 01 05 03 00 01 06 00 04 00 00 00 01
01 07 0c 04 1e 00 00 00 01 08 03 0c 37 34 51 37 35 32 32 4c
31 31 32 20 01 0a 00 0c 46 44 43 00 53 44 43 00 54 4f 43 00
01 0b 00 04 00 00 00 01
3359 us [ 573712 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
From drive: 8b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00
3408 us [ 577274 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 34 00
From drive: 308b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 30 00 2b 00 00 00 1b 00 00
00 1a 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 15 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 13 00 00
00 11 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 08 00 00
00 01 03 04 00 00 00 02 00 02 03 04 00 00 00 00 00 03 03 04
29 00 00 00 00 04 04 04 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 08 00 00 08 00
00 00 01 00 00 1d 00 00 00 1e 04 04 03 00 00 00 00 1f 04 04
00 00 01 00 00 20 04 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 01 00
00 21 0c 08 3f 09 05 01 07 00 00 00 00 23 00 00 00 26 00 00
00 2a 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2b 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2c 00 04
03 00 00 00 00 2d 08 04 57 00 3f 09 00 2e 04 04 7f 00 0b f0
00 2f 08 04 4e 00 00 00 00 33 00 08 00 00 00 01 10 00 00 00
00 37 00 04 00 0f 00 00 00 3b 00 04 01 00 00 00 01 00 03 00
01 03 00 04 07 00 01 00 01 05 03 00 01 06 00 04 00 00 00 01
01 07 0c 04 1e 00 00 00 01 08 03 0c 37 34 51 37 35 32 32 4c
31 31 32 20 01 0a 00 0c 46 44 43 00 53 44 43 00 54 4f 43 00
01 0b 00 04 00 00 00 01
3460 us [ 581165 ]

GET PERFORMANCE
ac 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00
From drive: 8b
00 00 00 64 00 00 00 00
685 us [ 581923 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
From drive: 8b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00
3434 us [ 585479 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 34 00
From drive: 308b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 30 00 2b 00 00 00 1b 00 00
00 1a 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 15 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 13 00 00
00 11 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 08 00 00
00 01 03 04 00 00 00 02 00 02 03 04 00 00 00 00 00 03 03 04
29 00 00 00 00 04 04 04 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 08 00 00 08 00
00 00 01 00 00 1d 00 00 00 1e 04 04 03 00 00 00 00 1f 04 04
00 00 01 00 00 20 04 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 01 00
00 21 0c 08 3f 09 05 01 07 00 00 00 00 23 00 00 00 26 00 00
00 2a 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2b 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2c 00 04
03 00 00 00 00 2d 08 04 57 00 3f 09 00 2e 04 04 7f 00 0b f0
00 2f 08 04 4e 00 00 00 00 33 00 08 00 00 00 01 10 00 00 00
00 37 00 04 00 0f 00 00 00 3b 00 04 01 00 00 00 01 00 03 00
01 03 00 04 07 00 01 00 01 05 03 00 01 06 00 04 00 00 00 01
01 07 0c 04 1e 00 00 00 01 08 03 0c 37 34 51 37 35 32 32 4c
31 31 32 20 01 0a 00 0c 46 44 43 00 53 44 43 00 54 4f 43 00
01 0b 00 04 00 00 00 01
3368 us [ 589311 ]

GET PERFORMANCE
ac 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 03 00
From drive: 104b
00 00 00 64 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 21 13
00 00 21 13 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 1b 90 00 00 1b 90
00 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 1b 90 00 00 16 0d 00 00 00 00
00 06 62 2d 00 00 16 0d 00 00 10 8a 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d
00 00 0b 06 00 00 0b 06 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 05 83
00 00 05 83
551 us [ 590054 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
From drive: 8b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00
3234 us [ 593389 ]

GET CONFIGURATION
46 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 34 00
From drive: 308b
00 00 01 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 30 00 2b 00 00 00 1b 00 00
00 1a 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 15 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 13 00 00
00 11 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 08 00 00
00 01 03 04 00 00 00 02 00 02 03 04 00 00 00 00 00 03 03 04
29 00 00 00 00 04 04 04 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 08 00 00 08 00
00 00 01 00 00 1d 00 00 00 1e 04 04 03 00 00 00 00 1f 04 04
00 00 01 00 00 20 04 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 01 00
00 21 0c 08 3f 09 05 01 07 00 00 00 00 23 00 00 00 26 00 00
00 2a 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2b 00 04 01 00 00 00 00 2c 00 04
03 00 00 00 00 2d 08 04 57 00 3f 09 00 2e 04 04 7f 00 0b f0
00 2f 08 04 4e 00 00 00 00 33 00 08 00 00 00 01 10 00 00 00
00 37 00 04 00 0f 00 00 00 3b 00 04 01 00 00 00 01 00 03 00
01 03 00 04 07 00 01 00 01 05 03 00 01 06 00 04 00 00 00 01
01 07 0c 04 1e 00 00 00 01 08 03 0c 37 34 51 37 35 32 32 4c
31 31 32 20 01 0a 00 0c 46 44 43 00 53 44 43 00 54 4f 43 00
01 0b 00 04 00 00 00 01
3407 us [ 597265 ]

GET PERFORMANCE
ac 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 03 00
From drive: 104b
00 00 00 64 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 21 13
00 00 21 13 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 1b 90 00 00 1b 90
00 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 1b 90 00 00 16 0d 00 00 00 00
00 06 62 2d 00 00 16 0d 00 00 10 8a 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d
00 00 0b 06 00 00 0b 06 03 00 00 00 00 06 62 2d 00 00 05 83
00 00 05 83
603 us [ 598061 ]

MODE SENSE
5a 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 0c 00
From drive: 12b
00 12 70 00 00 00 00 00 01 0a 80 0f
367 us [ 598505 ]

MODE SENSE
5a 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 0a 00
From drive: 10b
00 3a 70 00 00 00 00 00 05 32
422 us [ 598998 ]
xorriso : NOTE : Disc status unsuitable for writing
Drive current: -outdev '/dev/sr0'
Media current: is not recognizable
Media status : is not present

START/STOP UNIT
1b 01 00 00 00 00
+++ sense data = 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 3A 00 00 00 00 00
+++ key=2 asc=3Ah ascq=00h
5027 us [ 604466 ]
Drive current: -outdev '/dev/sr0'
Drive type : vendor 'Optiarc' product 'DVD RW AD-5170A' revision '1.11'
Media current: is not recognizable
Media status : is not present

PREVENT/ALLOW MEDIA REMOVAL
1e 00 00 00 00 00
243 us [ 604857 ]

START/STOP UNIT
1b 01 00 00 00 00
+++ sense data = 70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 3A 00 00 00 00 00
+++ key=2 asc=3Ah ascq=00h
7367 us [ 612283 ]Obviously I searched the internet and the forums for a solution, but have been unsuccessful. The commands listed above are a result of my search, and seem to narrow down the problem (it's apparently not directly related to Xfburn, but to Mint not recognizing the disc as writeable)

The Question
Is there anything I can do to get Mint to recognize this disc as a writeable medium? Is this a driver-related issue?
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