After upgrading to 2.6.8.1, k3b stopped working

[Pybe]

I have tried running k3b as root and it still doesnt work.... also tried using:
kernel-2.6.6-1.435.2.3
kernel-2.6.7-1.494.2.2
kernel-2.6.8-1.521

All result in k3b hanging and the splash screen just sits at "Scanning
for CD devices..."

Then k3b appears to be dead and cant be killed so I have to restart to
get rid of it....

[root at help root]# k3b
Link points to "/tmp/ksocket-root"
Link points to "/tmp/kde-root"
kbuildsycoca running...
Reusing existing ksycoca

[root at help root]# ps waux --forest
<snip>
root      4230  0.0  0.1  4896 1072 ?        S    12:55   0:00 su -
root      4233  0.0  0.2  5508 1364 ?        S    12:55   0:00  \_ -bash
root      4284  1.0  2.8 37616 18664 ?       D    12:56   0:01      \_ k3b

[root at help root]# tail -vf /var/log/messages
Sep 13 12:49:23 help kernel: hdc: DMA interrupt recovery
Sep 13 12:49:24 help kernel: hdc: lost interrupt
Sep 13 12:49:24 help kernel: hdc: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
Sep 13 12:49:24 help kernel: hdc: status timeout: error=0x00
Sep 13 12:49:24 help kernel: hdc: DMA disabled
Sep 13 12:49:24 help kernel: hdc: drive not ready for command
Sep 13 12:49:24 help kernel: hdc: ATAPI reset complete
Sep 13 12:49:24 help kernel: cdrom_pc_intr, write: dev hdc: flags =
REQ_STARTED REQ_PC REQ_QUIET
Sep 13 12:49:24 help kernel: sector 0, nr/cnr 0/0
Sep 13 12:49:24 help kernel: bio 00000000, biotail 00000000, buffer
00000000, data 00000000, len 0
Sep 13 12:49:24 help kernel: cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00
Sep 13 12:49:24 help kernel: hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears
confused (ireason = 0x02)
Sep 13 12:50:24 help kernel: hdc: lost interrupt
Sep 13 12:50:24 help kernel: cdrom_pc_intr, write: dev hdc: flags =
REQ_STARTED REQ_PC REQ_FAILED REQ_QUIET
Sep 13 12:50:24 help kernel: sector 0, nr/cnr 0/0
Sep 13 12:50:24 help kernel: bio 00000000, biotail 00000000, buffer
00000000, data 00000000, len 0
Sep 13 12:50:24 help kernel: cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00
Sep 13 12:50:24 help kernel: hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears
confused (ireason = 0x02)
Sep 13 12:51:24 help kernel: hdc: lost interrupt

[root at help root]# rpm -qi k3b cdrecord

Name        : k3b                          Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 0.11.12                           Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release     : 1                             Build Date: Sat 26 Jun
2004 03:52:44 BST
Install Date: Tue 07 Sep 2004 15:46:44 BST      Build Host:
tweety.build.redhat.com
Group       : Applications/Archiving        Source RPM:
k3b-0.11.12-1.src.rpm
Size        : 14038170                         License: GPL
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Thu 01 Jul 2004 21:14:57 BST, Key ID
b44269d04f2a6fd2

Name        : cdrecord                     Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 2.01                              Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release     : 0.a27.4.FC2.3                 Build Date: Wed 08 Sep
2004 09:34:58 BST
Install Date: Mon 13 Sep 2004 10:19:56 BST      Build Host:
tweety.build.redhat.com
Group       : Applications/Archiving        Source RPM:
cdrtools-2.01-0.a27.4.FC2.3.src.rpm
Size        : 869723                           License: GPL
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Wed 08 Sep 2004 20:10:04 BST, Key ID
b44269d04f2a6fd2