Re: Burning CDs from ISO image - possible?

[steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl>]

Ken Heard wrote:

> To "Wackojacko": I don't know how I missed the "Tools>CD>Burn CD 
> Image" selection.  I thought I had looked at the Tools menu: either I 
> did not, or I did but did not see the obvious.  I was able to burn the 
> image as desired using that option. Thanks.
>
> To Björn Lindström: I said that I had tried cdroast; I meant cdrecord. 
> I tried it without any options, just ~$cdrecord FILE.iso.  It was when 
> I ran that command I got a whole screenful of error messages, 
> including comments about "unresolved problems" with 2.6.* kernels, 
> including a suggestion that I try 2.4.somthing kernel or Solaris (!?!?)
>
>     Since receiving your post I looked at /etc/default/cdrecord.  I 
> listed six "default" drives with other info which I did not  
> understand.  I suppose I could use cdrecord if I added a line for the 
> drive I use and if I knew how to do so.  However, the suggestion from 
> "wackojacko" works quite well; consequently I do not have to find out 
> how to do so.  Thanks anyway.
>
>          Regards to all who answered.
2.6.x.kernels don't need the  results of the *cdrecord -scanbus*  to 
point to the burning device.

you can as root do something like cdrecord  /dev/hdX -data (or of course 
-audio) -pad -eject -tao or -dao  and the *iso_file you want to burn*.

hope this works for you. it did for me.

steef