diff --git a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/TODO b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/TODO
index 91fca106..3ef589eb 100644
--- a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/TODO
+++ b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/TODO
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Enflame
 
 TODO
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+-> unbreak appending to discs
+-> reset burn data gui better following a burn
 -> More graceful handling of errors
 -> ffmpeg as an alternative backend to gstreamer
 -> finish interface
diff --git a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_burn_data_gui.c b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_burn_data_gui.c
index 42f5d4dc..8c9d61b8 100644
--- a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_burn_data_gui.c
+++ b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_burn_data_gui.c
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ static void _page_hide_finished(void *data, Evas_Object *o,
                                                          const char *emission,
                                                          const char *source);
 
+// Burn callbacks and functions
+static void _ecdb_burn_data_do_burn(Ecdb_Page *page, Ecdb_Data_Project *proj);
+void _ecdb_burn_data_unmount_cb(void *data, void *reply_data, DBusError *err);
+
 static void
 _page_del(void *data, Evas *e __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj, void *ev __UNUSED__)
 {
@@ -139,9 +143,7 @@ _button_cb_begin(void *data, Evas_Object *obj __UNUSED__,
 {
    Ecdb_Data_Project *proj;
    Ecdb_Page *page;
-   char *buf;
-   Ecdb_Burn_Result burn_result;
-   int drive, speed, idx;
+   int drive, speed;
 
    page = data;
    proj = evas_object_data_get(page->data, "proj");
@@ -188,52 +190,16 @@ _button_cb_begin(void *data, Evas_Object *obj __UNUSED__,
       return;
    }
 
-   if (!ecdb_aquire_drive(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)))
+   if (!(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->status & ECDB_DISC_BLANK))
    {
-      EINA_ERROR_PWARN("Couldn't grab drive!\n");
-      edje_object_part_text_set(page->data, "progress_text",
-																	"Couldn't grab the drive!");
-      return;
+      ecdb_hal_request_unmount(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive,
+                                                   _ecdb_burn_data_unmount_cb,
+                                                   page);
    }
-
-   edje_object_part_text_set(page->data, "progress_text", "Commencing...");
-
-   burn_result = ecdb_burn_project(ECDB_BURN(proj), page);
-   switch (burn_result)
+   else
    {
-      case ECDB_ERROR_NONE:
-         edje_object_signal_emit(page->gui, "ecdb,filelist,hide", "ecdb");
-         edje_object_signal_emit(page->data, "ecdb,burn_data,start", "ecdb");
-         Evas_Object *objs[] = {proj->capacity, proj->settings,
-                        proj->filelist_swallow, ECDB_BURN(proj)->speed_combo,
-                        ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->ret, ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->begin,
-                        NULL};
-         for (idx = 0; objs[idx] != NULL; idx++)
-         {
-            edje_object_signal_emit(objs[idx], "ecdb,disable", "ecdb");
-            printf("disabling controls...\n");
-         }
-         return;
-
-      case ECDB_ERROR_IMAGE_CREATE:
-         buf = "Invalid file!";
-         break;
-
-      case ECDB_ERROR_SOURCE_ATTACH:
-         buf = "Couldn't attach source data!";
-         break;
-
-      case ECDB_ERROR_WRITE_MODE:
-         buf = "No suitable burn mode!";
-         break;
-
-      default:
-         buf = "Unknown error :-(";
+      _ecdb_burn_data_do_burn(page, proj);
    }
-
-   edje_object_part_text_set(page->data, "progress_text", buf);
-   burn_drive_release(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->tangible[0].drive, 0);
-   burn_drive_info_free(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->tangible);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -755,3 +721,112 @@ ecdb_burn_data_cleanup(Ecdb_Page *page)
                                                                      src);
 }
 
+void
+_ecdb_burn_data_unmount_cb(void *data, void *reply_data __UNUSED__,
+                                                            DBusError *err)
+{
+   Ecdb_Data_Project *proj;
+   Ecdb_Page *page;
+
+   page = data;
+
+   if (!page)
+   {
+      EINA_ERROR_PWARN("NULL page!\n");
+      return;
+   }
+
+   proj = evas_object_data_get(page->data, "proj");
+   if (!proj)
+   {
+      EINA_ERROR_PWARN("NULL project!\n");
+      return;
+   }
+
+   if (dbus_error_is_set(err))
+   {
+      if (!strcmp(err->name, "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.NotMounted"))
+      {
+         _ecdb_burn_data_do_burn(page, proj);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         edje_object_part_text_set(page->data, "progress_text",
+                                                   "Can not unmount drive!");
+         EINA_ERROR_PWARN("Unmount error:\n%s\n%s\n", err->name, err->message);
+      }
+      dbus_error_free(err);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      _ecdb_burn_data_do_burn(page, proj);
+   }
+}
+
+static void
+_ecdb_burn_data_do_burn(Ecdb_Page *page, Ecdb_Data_Project *proj)
+{
+   char *buf;
+   int idx;
+   Ecdb_Burn_Result burn_result;
+
+   if (!proj)
+   {
+      EINA_ERROR_PWARN("NULL project!\n");
+      return;
+   }
+
+   if (!page)
+   {
+      EINA_ERROR_PWARN("NULL page!\n");
+      return;
+   }
+
+   if (!ecdb_aquire_drive(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)))
+   {
+      EINA_ERROR_PWARN("Couldn't grab drive!\n");
+      edje_object_part_text_set(page->data, "progress_text",
+																	"Couldn't grab the drive!");
+      return;
+   }
+
+   edje_object_part_text_set(page->data, "progress_text", "Commencing...");
+
+   burn_result = ecdb_burn_project(ECDB_BURN(proj), page);
+   switch (burn_result)
+   {
+      case ECDB_ERROR_NONE:
+         edje_object_signal_emit(page->gui, "ecdb,filelist,hide", "ecdb");
+         edje_object_signal_emit(page->data, "ecdb,burn_data,start", "ecdb");
+         Evas_Object *objs[] = {proj->capacity, proj->settings,
+                        proj->filelist_swallow, ECDB_BURN(proj)->speed_combo,
+                        ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->ret, ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->begin,
+                        NULL};
+         for (idx = 0; objs[idx] != NULL; idx++)
+         {
+            edje_object_signal_emit(objs[idx], "ecdb,disable", "ecdb");
+            printf("disabling controls...\n");
+         }
+         return;
+
+      case ECDB_ERROR_IMAGE_CREATE:
+         buf = "Invalid file!";
+         break;
+
+      case ECDB_ERROR_SOURCE_ATTACH:
+         buf = "Couldn't attach source data!";
+         break;
+
+      case ECDB_ERROR_WRITE_MODE:
+         buf = "No suitable burn mode!";
+         break;
+
+      default:
+         buf = "Unknown error :-(";
+   }
+
+   edje_object_part_text_set(page->data, "progress_text", buf);
+   burn_drive_release(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->tangible[0].drive, 0);
+   burn_drive_info_free(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->tangible);
+}
+
diff --git a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase_gui.c b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase_gui.c
index b07929db..9ccb9c56 100644
--- a/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase_gui.c
+++ b/experimental/ecdb/trunk/src/ecdb_erase_gui.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ _button_cb_begin(void *data, Evas_Object *o __UNUSED__,
 
    page = data;
    proj = evas_object_data_get(page->erase, "proj");
-   edje_object_part_text_set(page->erase, "progress_text", "Commencing...");
 
    idx = ecdb_combo_selected_get(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive_combo);
    if (idx < 0)
@@ -99,9 +98,16 @@ _button_cb_begin(void *data, Evas_Object *o __UNUSED__,
    /* Apparently DBus doesn't tell you when a disc has been mounted
     * or unmounted, so do this every time regardless...
     */
-   ecdb_hal_request_unmount(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive,
+   if (!(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive->status & ECDB_DISC_BLANK))
+   {
+      ecdb_hal_request_unmount(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)->drive,
                                                    _ecdb_erase_unmount_cb,
                                                    page);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      _ecdb_erase_do_erase(page, proj);
+   }
 }
 
 void
@@ -230,6 +236,8 @@ _ecdb_erase_do_erase(Ecdb_Page *page, Ecdb_Erase_Project *proj)
       return;
    }
 
+   edje_object_part_text_set(page->erase, "progress_text", "Commencing...");
+
    if (!ecdb_aquire_drive(ECDB_PROJECT(proj)))
    {
       EINA_ERROR_PWARN("Couldn't grab the drive!\n");
@@ -287,7 +295,7 @@ _ecdb_erase_unmount_cb(void *data, void *reply_data __UNUSED__, DBusError *err)
       else
       {
          edje_object_part_text_set(page->erase, "progress_text",
-                                          "Cannot unmount drive!");
+                                          "Can not unmount drive!");
          EINA_ERROR_PWARN("Unmount error:\n%s\n%s\n", err->name, err->message);
       }
       dbus_error_free(err);