can't burn cd's or dvd's

[howarchaic]

Installed using lawless 10.5.4
updated to 10.5.5 with the leo4all update if i remember correctly...
used eureka's appleatiata kext to increase speed (prior to upgrading any of this, i didn't have the support)
then used applehdapatcher to get sound for alc888
lastly, used nvinstaller/efi strings to get support for my 8800gt.

Last thing on my agenda is to get burning to work. Any ideas?
Info:
Biostar ta770 AMD 770 chipset with SB600 southbridge
4 gb ddr2 800
EVGA 8800 gt 512
Samsung 223q SATA dvd burner


Any suggestions would be spectacular.