External DVD Burner detected only as reader

Hello,
I have a problem with an IBM external (USB) dvd burner. I manage to use it as a reader correctly, but I can't see him as an available burner in brasero or K3B. I managed to use it previously with a Ubuntu dist, so it should be supported, but I believe there must be a problem of access rights, of HAL or so on.
Could somebody give me some hints on what to do?

I finally found the root cause... I wasn't part of the optical group. Once added to the group, I could burn correctly

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Track 7, start time 25:32:60
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