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This seems like a kernel-other-dependent software error.

Most likely you are using a development kernel (2.5.xx). In
this case use a stable kernel (latest is 2.4.19 but 2.4.20
is in release candidacy).

I find that the errors are resolved when using a stable kernel.
My errors in the 2.5.47 kernel appear after about 3-6 MBs of
transfer. Under simulation (speed does not change the
output), this information is reported:

Cdrdao version 1.1.8-pre1 - (C) Andreas Mueller
<andreas@daneb.de>
SCSI interface library - (C) Joerg Schilling
Paranoia DAE library - (C) Monty

Check http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/drives.html#dt for
current driver tables.

Using libscg version 'andreas-0.5-UNIXWARE_Patch'

0,0,0: SONY CD-RW CRX160E Rev: 1.0e
Using driver: Generic SCSI-3/MMC - Version 2.0 (options 0x0000)

Starting write simulation at speed 12...
Pausing 10 seconds - hit CTRL-C to abort.
Process can be aborted with QUIT signal (usually CTRL-\).
Writing track 01 (mode MODE2_RAW/MODE2_RAW )...
?: Success. : scsi sendcmd: no error
CDB: 2A 00 00 00 06 5B 00 00 17 00
status: 0x2 (CHECK CONDITION)
Sense Bytes: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0xFFFFFFFF [], Segment 0
Sense Code: 0x00 Qual 0x00 (no additional sense information)
Fru 0x0
Sense flags: Blk 0 (not valid)
cmd finished after 0.000s timeout 180s
ERROR: Write data failed.
ERROR: Writing failed - buffer under run?
ERROR: Simulation failed.