Burn Problem: "Formatting Failed...blah, blah, blah"

Got a hand-me-down G4 500 MHz with DVD Studio Pro 2. Installed a new LaCie internal DVD drive (model #300980).
Authored a DVD, clicked "Burn", it encoded and compiled OK, but just as it started the burn process it stopped, ejected the disc, and gave me this error message:
"Formatting Failed. The recording device reported the illegal request. Invalid field in cdb. (ox24, 0x0)"
I did a firmware update, placed the LaCie.drprofile in the Library/DiscRecording/DeviceProfiles folder, but it didn't help.
I CAN copy and burn a DVD with Toast however, so it appears to be a problem between DVDSP2 and the LaCie drive. WHAT the problem is I have no idea, which is why I plead for your help.
~Barry~
PS: I need this DVD for a possible job, so I'm screwed if I can't get it to work.
G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

I'm assuming you can't just build the Video_TS in
DVDSP 2 like in DVDSP 3+4 or else I'm sure you would
of just built it there then used Toast to burn it
right?
Uuuuuuuhh. I forgot to mention that I just taught myself DVDSP2 a couple of days ago, and that I'm a PC lifer in conversion to the Mac way.
Now that I feel kinda stupid, I'll just go learn how to do that. I assume that I just somehow bring the menu and all that stuff into Toast?
Thanks, amigo.
G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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