On Ubuntu 10.04(Lucid Lynx) or 10.10(Maverick Meerkat,the latest stable version) or Ubuntu 11.04(Next Version), you can find a lot of DVD burning softwares in the Ubuntu Software Center(USC), but what is the best among them ? Actually it is a very difficult question to answer because in most of the cases, it depends on the type of work. So, I guess I should ask for help to fix my drive or buy an external one.DVD/CD has no longer that much importance in our lives, but still very useful in many cases specially the bootable DVD/CD, even though the Linux based OS can be booted/installed from a USB other OS(e.g Windows) still uses it. If burning succeeds under Linux, then you have excluded hardware, drive firmware, and media compatability/quality issues and can return to looking at drivers, conflicting programs, and Windows settings.It didn't work. If burning succeeds under Linux, then you have excluded hardware, drive firmware, and media compatability/quality issues and can return to looking at drivers, conflicting programs, and Windows settings.
The inability to update the PMA at the end of a burn suggests to me that the burning software thinks the burning process is doing OK, but gets a rude awakening when it comes time to finalize the disc and realizes that stuff which should be there. If burning (which requires more output power) is failing while reading is OK, it suggests the laser is starting to fail. Reading and burning require the laser pickup to emit different power levels.
If it fails, the hardware is likely suspect. Have your BIOS boot the Linux system and try writing data to a blank DVD under that arrangement. Download an ISO of a live Linux system (Knoppix is comprehensive and friendly to newbies) which has a built-in burning program like Brasero, and under Windows use Rufus, etc to create a booting USB flash drive from it.