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On 1/21/06, David E. Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:46:42 -0500 > Chinook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Take a look at cdrecord (man page). I'm using Gnome, but use Terminal > > for most things. I have also created a bootable system image on DVD > > Another data point - I found at least in my experience that growisofs > is much simpler to use (and even works) compared to trying to get > cdrecord to write to dvd media. At least that is what I experienced > when I brought my (then) brand new dual-mode writer home and plugged it > in. > > K3B has been unusable for me for a very long time. I simply just use > > 1) cdrecord (for music and cd-rom isos) > 2) cdrdao if I need to burn vcd's > 3) growisofs for dvd's > > Of the three, cdrdao is more perplexing because I have to remember the > options each time - or simply use cdr (ctrl-R) in bash to bring up the > options from the last time I used it. I don't use cdrdao very much. > > Recording/mastering music CDs with cdrecord is nearly as easy as > mastering ISO images for me, and all I need to do is pass the options > (-audio -pad) followed by a number of wav files on the command line. > For data isos from files, though, I find drag & drop a little easier to > use (using gcombust mostly) since I've found it difficult in the past > to place a number of files onto a cdrom image using mkisofs > (*especially* if there are multiple subdirectories involved). > > Mastering a dvd from data files also is possible - but dependent on > mkisofs - still that irksome issue in trying to make an image from > (for instance) /home, with a ton of directories and files to look at. > Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the variant options of mkisofs. k3b or > gcombust would be useful here, if they could be used for dvd images, > and I don't see why not, if they can skip the actual step of burning > the ISO (leave that process to cdrecord or growisofs). Since I got the > unit, I haven't really tried doing that except for backup purposes - > and then I used mindi/mondo a few times. > > > Lee C > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > David E. Fox Thanks for letting me > [EMAIL PROTECTED] change magnetic patterns > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - -- - -salahuddin_66 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD0eBBSIRCZMpPW8oRAlOvAKCig/8VXW5Ajasr0wKlscL3Fqm+jACdFmme oE2sUv9SJ3BAZJqEbLXzcc0= =Ay4d -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
