[KLUG Members] writing dvd

[Bert]

I have a NEC 1100ND dvd burner that I want to use as a backup media. I 
have tried many ways to create a dvd but I seem not to be able to get a 
dvd written.

xcdroast gives up after a few seconds, I already downloaded and 
installed the latest version including the latest version of cdrecord, 
cdda, mkisofs.
Xcdroast still gives up after a few seconds, sometimes after writing a 
small fragment to the dvd (and making it wortless)

Is there a sure way to create a dvd without spoilling more dvd's ? The 
drive should be an atapi drive, which means so much as no driver needed, 
as I am told.

So when no diver needed can I just dd a image and make a dvd that way?? 
I am using SuSE 8.1.


tia,


Bert.