Index: usr.sbin/burncd/burncd.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/burncd/burncd.c	(revision 199016)
+++ usr.sbin/burncd/burncd.c	(working copy)
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 void do_DAO(int fd, int, int);
 void do_TAO(int fd, int, int, int);
 void do_format(int, int, char *);
+void wait_for_ready(int);
 int write_file(int fd, struct track_info *);
 int roundup_blocks(struct track_info *);
 void cue_ent(struct cdr_cue_entry *, int, int, int, int, int, int, int);
@@ -219,6 +220,8 @@
 					break;
 				last = pct;
 			}
+			wait_for_ready(fd);
+
 			if (!quiet)
 				printf("\n");
 			continue;
@@ -322,6 +325,7 @@
 		err_set_exit(NULL);
 		err(EX_IOERR, "ioctl(CDRIOCSETBLOCKSIZE)");
 	}
+	wait_for_ready(fd);
 
 	if (eject)
 		if (ioctl(fd, CDIOCEJECT) < 0)
@@ -600,6 +604,27 @@
 		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
 
+void
+wait_for_ready(int fd)
+{
+	int timeout = 10 * 1000;
+
+	while (timeout > 0) {
+		/*
+		 * CDIOCRESET issues ATAPI_TEST_UNIT_READY command.
+		 */
+		if (ioctl(fd, CDIOCRESET) == 0)
+			return;
+		else if (errno != EBUSY)
+			err(EX_IOERR, "ioctl(CDIOCRESET)");
+
+		usleep(500 * 1000);
+		timeout -= 500;
+	}
+
+        errx(EX_IOERR, "timed out while waiting for the drive to become ready");
+}
+
 int
 write_file(int fd, struct track_info *track_info)
 {