Searching for more on this issue, I'm finding I'm not alone:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1197582
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2009-April/179336.html
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brasero/+question/76444
All show logs with the same error: BraseroWodim stderr: Errno: 5 (Input/output error), write_g1 scsi sendcmd: no error
Searching for more on this issue, I'm finding I'm not alone:
http:// ubuntuforums. org/showthread. php?t=1197582
https:/ /lists. ubuntu. com/archives/ ubuntu- users/2009- April/179336. html
https:/ /answers. launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +source/ brasero/ +question/ 76444
All show logs with the same error: BraseroWodim stderr: Errno: 5 (Input/output error), write_g1 scsi sendcmd: no error