I had same issue. Mine was a phantom DVD that was removed but not unmounted. Ubuntu 9.10 x64
Would be nice if Brasero check permissions (for the root issue) and check for conflicting filesystems (phantom mounted image). Then it could either fix the issue or at least warn people to check these things. -- Brasero disk burner won't get past "Preparing to write." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/486960 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs