CD−Writing HOWTO
Feature mkisofs mkhybrid mkvcdfs −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−ISO 9660 yes yes
2.Setup the Linux−system for writing CD−ROMsThis section applies to the following types of CD−writers: SCSI, IDE/ATAPI and the devices for the paralle
2.1 QuickstartThis section is an attempt to provide an fast and easy description of the configuration. Not all possible setupsare covered, but please
fiif ! grep "^... sg_" /proc/ksyms > /dev/null; then report_no_autoload sg && insmod sgfiif ! grep "^... sr_&
The table above shows the relation of device file names and the placing of devices on the IDE busses. Thedevice file name representing your CD−Writer
Special notes about SCSI CD−writersPlease make sure that your writer is recognized by the BIOS of your SCSI hostadaptor card. Every SCSIhostadaptor sc
PARIDE Parallel port ATAPI CD−ROMs MPARIDE Parallel port generic ATAPI MPARIDE (select a low−level driver)
ftp://ftp.ge.ucl.ac.uk/pub/mkhfs (mkhybrid)To write images to the CD−R, you need one of the following software packages:ftp://ftp.fokus.gmd.de/pub/uni
3.Burning CD−Rs"If to smoke you turn I shall not cease to fiddle while you burn." (Roman emperor Nero aboutburning his own classic−CDs, AD64
write output to take directory as inputThe option '−r' sets the permissions of all files to be public readable on the CD and ena
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/cdrom may not be fully readable. Please use a more recent kernel like 2.0.36. The option −pad for cdrecordapplies to audio CDs only and the option −p
shell> SCSI_BUS=0 # taken from listing 1 "scsibus0:"shell> SCSI_ID=6 # taken from listing 1 "TOSHIBA XM−3401"shell>
shell> sox killing−my−software.wav killing−my−software.cdrThis command would convert the song killing−my−software from the WAV−format into the CD
off).DAOIf you want to get rid of the pauses between the audio tracks, you have to use disk−at−once (DAO) recordingversus the (individual) track−at−on
4.1 How sensitive is the burning process?Test it. Use the option −dummy to do an empty run of cdrecord. Do everything you would do otherwise andwatch
4.4 Isn't there some way to get around the ISO−9660limitations?Yes. You can put any filesystem you like on the CD. But other operating systems th
Or you want to try the combination of "cdda2wav" and "sox", available from sunsite and its mirrors:ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux
First case: you have a CD−writer and a separate CD−ROM drive. By issuing the commandcdrecord −v dev=0,6,0 speed=2 −isosize /dev/scd0you read the data
4.10 How to put even more data on the CD−R?Use bzip2 instead of any other compressor like gzip or pkzip. It will save you up to 30% of disk−spacefor l
Place this floppy image into the directory holding the collection of your files (or into a subdirectory of it, justas you like). Tell mkisofs about th
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4.15 Where to store the local configuration permanently?You have two options. Either you use the built−in configuration file for cdrecord, or you use
then O_CDRECORD="$O_CDRECORD −$O_NAME " continue fi O_CDRECORD="$O_CDRECORD $O_NAME=$O_VALUE " done <
specify the switch −data for cdrecord on the command line.The images for the second and subsequent sessions are a little bit more complicated to gener
Your ftp−client will notice when cdrecord wants to read from the file and will start transfering data from theftp−host.4.21 I hear a crack or click so
level applications like the ones mentioned above.4.25 Which is easier to set up, IDE or SCSI?SCSI CD−writers are slightly easier to set up with regard
4.30 Which format to choose for a platform independantCD−ROM?A CD−ROM to be read by all systems can only use the plain ISO 9660 format. That means stu
5.1 It doesn't work: under LinuxPlease check first, that the writer works under the software it is shipped with (=under another operatingsystem).
Under various circumstances SCSI devices dis− and reconnect themselves (electronically) from the SCSI bus.If this feature is not available (check cont
cd /devls −l scanner # shows current settingln −sf sg2 scanner# test the scannerln −sf sg1 scanner# test the scanner# and so onApplication develop
fixed adapter spelling problems Jos van Geffen <[email protected]>noted the problem in 4.9. Bernhard Gubanka <beg@ipp−garching.mpg.de>no
CD−Writing HOWTOWinfried Trümper <[email protected]>v2.9.3, 23 July 2000This document explains how to write CD−ROMs under Linux.1.Introduction• 1
Gerald C Snyder <[email protected]>tested writing of an ext2 CD−ROM (see 4.4) Art Stone <[email protected]>had the idea to put non−ISO−9660
• 4.7 Is it possible to make a 1:1 copy of a data CD?• 4.8 Can Linux read Joliet CD−ROMs? (obsolete answer)• 4.9 How do I read/mount CD−ROMs with the
applications kindly submitted by the readers.1.1 Copyright, license and terms of usageCopyright Winfried Trümper 1996−2000. All rights reserved.Redist
software. As most CD−writers can be used to read CD−ROMs, too, you may want to read the LinuxCD−ROM HOWTO, the Linux SCSI HOWTO and the Linux Kernel H
out of the HOWTO. Here is a comprehensive summary of drives reported to work with cdrecord:Acer: CDRW 4432A, CDRW 6206A, CD−R/RW 6X4X32, 843
CDR−56S−400, CD−R56S−600, R56S−614Traxdata: CRW 2260, CDR 4120, CDR 4120 Pro, CDRW 4260, CDRW 4424, CDR 4800Turtl
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