cdrecord, k3b, gtoaster hang (not using 2.6.8)

[Pybe]

cdrecord, k3b and xcdroast hang, used to work but havnt burnt a cd for
a while. Have tried kernels: 2.6.8-1.521; 2.6.7-1.494.2.2;
2.6.6-1.435.2.3 with the same result. k3b and xcdroast both become
unkillable (only solution) a reboot. There is loads of ugly stuff in
the logs I have no idea about mentioning hcd which is the cdrom the
cdrw is hdd, more than happy to make any other info available on
request.

lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host
Bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP
Bridge (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB/EB/ER Hub interface to
PCI Bridge (rev 12)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 12)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 12)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 12)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 12)
00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 12)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM AC'97
Audio (rev 12)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 Pro
Ultra TF
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet
Controller (rev 03)
02:09.0 VGA compatible controller: 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Voodoo 3
(rev 01)
02:0a.0 VGA compatible controller: 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Voodoo 3
(rev 01)

/var/log/messages:
Sep  7 16:59:36 help kernel: hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears
confused (ire ason = 0x02)
Sep  7 17:00:36 help kernel: hdc: lost interrupt
Sep  7 17:00:36 help kernel: cdrom_pc_intr, write: dev hdc: flags =
REQ_STARTED REQ_PC REQ_FAILED REQ_QUIET
Sep  7 17:00:36 help kernel: sector 0, nr/cnr 0/0
Sep  7 17:00:36 help kernel: bio 00000000, biotail 00000000, buffer
00000000, data 00000000, len 0
Sep  7 17:00:36 help kernel: cdb: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00
Sep  7 17:00:36 help kernel: hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears
confused (ireason = 0x02)

cat /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info:
CD-ROM information, Id: cdrom.c 3.20 2003/12/17
 
drive name:             hdd     hdc
drive speed:            8       48
drive # of slots:       1       1
Can close tray:         1       1
Can open tray:          1       1
Can lock tray:          1       1
Can change speed:       1       1
Can select disk:        0       0
Can read multisession:  1       1
Can read MCN:           1       1
Reports media changed:  1       1
Can play audio:         1       1
Can write CD-R:         1       0
Can write CD-RW:        1       0
Can read DVD:           0       0
Can write DVD-R:        0       0
Can write DVD-RAM:      0       0
Can read MRW:           0       0
Can write MRW:          0       0
Can write RAM:          0       0