How to Burn a CD from ISO

I would suggest revising the order of this paragraph :

Confirm Burn as ISO

If you want to confirm that a CD was burned as an iso image, mount the
CD in Windows or Linux and look at the contents. If you see only one
file with the same name as the iso file, sorry you did not burn an
image. If you see regular files and directories, then the CD was burned
as an iso image.

to:

Confirm Burn as ISO
If you want to confirm that a CD was burned as an iso image, mount the
CD in Windows or Linux and look at the contents. If you see regular files
and directories, then the CD was burned as an iso image.
If you see only one file with the same name as the iso file, your CD
burning software did not burn the iso file as an iso image.

I've had good luck with burn4free, which is free Windows software. I don't care for Nero. ISO burning has been one of the last functions I do from Windows.

Now, even better is using K3b from Mepis! I just got the fastest burns with my 52X CD, speed ranging from 15x to 30x for a burn time of about 3 to 3.5 minutes. I had to select the burn speed, shose 48X. K3b adjusts down from there. On the last CD I selected 36X and was informed 32X was one it could use. Bye bye Windows.

It was a little confusing how to burn ISO in K3b, found it under the tools pulldown. K3b even checked the md5 sum (the check file is in the same directory as the ISO file). But somehow that step was skipped in the third ISO I burned. It is a little tricky to get the right file name into the window without the thing taking off...

it isn't easy in most linux Cd burning software to sort out how to burn an iso file.
i found it easier to use the command line
cdrecord dev=0,1,0 /home/me/downloads/mepis10.iso
you can specify speed but the only hard part is sorting out the device number
cdrecord --scanbus
gives you the info to decide
liz

I agree. The command line is the easiest way to burn an iso.

Here is a short how-to I put together:
This is an attempt to convey a basic understanding of how cdrecord and mkisofs can be used. Please let me know of errors, omissions, &tc.

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CDRECORD

All of the graphical CD burning programs you use on your Libranet box are front ends to cdrecord. The quickest way to burn CDs is with cdrecord. Burning CDs with cdrecord is easy and fun. Blank CDs are cheap!

If you have downloaded an .iso file. The basic command to burn to a CD it is simply:

$ cdrecord dev=(address) /path/to/iso/file

If you enter the command:

$ cdrecord --help

You will see several pages of options go flying by. Some of these options are worth noting:

-v verbose mode

-eject opens your cup holder when the CD is finished

-dummy does a test run without burning

speed=xx sets the speed of the recorder. Without this set, cdrecord will burn at the highest usable speed. Unless there is a configuration entry limiting the speed.

The first step in using cdrecord, is to find the address of your CDR-RW device.

Enter the following command:

$ cdrecord -scanbus

On my computer, I got this output:

bob@Naylux:~$ cdrecord -scanbus


Cdrecord 2.01a07 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2003 J???rg Schilling


Linux sg driver version: 3.1.25

Using libscg version 'schily-0.7'

scsibus0:

0,0,0 0) 'CD-RW ' 'CDR-5W48 ' 'VSG3' Removable CD-ROM

0,1,0 1) *

0,2,0 2) *

0,3,0 3) *

0,4,0 4) *

0,5,0 5) *

0,6,0 6) *

0,7,0 7) *

scsibus1:

1,0,0 100) 'ADAPTEC ' 'ACB-5500 ' 'FAKE' NON CCS Removable Disk 1,1,0 101) *

1,2,0 102) *

1,3,0 103) *

1,4,0 104) *

1,5,0 105) *

1,6,0 106) *

1,7,0 107) *



Note that my CD burner address is 0,0,0

(I also have a removable media card reader that showed up at 1,0,0)

--> remember that CD burning is a hardware-intensive task for you
computer. While the CD is burning it is not a good time to start up
other programs.

EXAMPLE:

I have downloaded BBC-Linux to my home directory.

The name of the file is bbc-2.1.iso

To burn this to a CD, I enter the command:

$ cdrecord -eject dev=0,0,0 -v /home/bob/bbc_2.1.iso 

Or, I can do a test run with:


$ cdrecord -eject -dummy dev=0,0,0 -v /home/bob/bbc_2.1.iso 

SIMPLIFY

With a little bit of work, we can make things even simpler.

Edit the file /etc/defaults/cdrecord

Add the following 2 lines (with the address of your CD-RW):

cdrw=0,0,0 -1 -1 ""

CDR_DEVICE=cdrw

Save the file.

Now you can burn with:

$ cdrecord -eject -v /path/to/iso

MKISOFS

mkisofs command is used to create an iso9660 filesystem image to burn to a CD that can be read on most operating systems.

The basic command is:

$ mkisofs -o name.iso -options /path/_to/_where/_the/_files/_are/

If you enter the command:

$ mkisofs --help

You will see several pages of options go flying by.

Some of these options are commonly used

-o name of the .iso file

-J uses Joliet naming for Windows readability

-r uses Rock Ridge naming for UNIX readability

-v verbose mode

-V volume_name writes volume ID

EXAMPLE

I have a video that I want to burn to a CD that is in my home directory

The name of this video is vacation2000.avi

To make an iso, the command is

$ mkisofs -o vacation.iso -Jvr -V Bobs_Vacation /home/bob/vacation2000.avi

Then to burn the CD:

$ cdrecord -eject -v vacation.iso

When someone puts the CD in a windows machine, the CD icon has the label "Bobs_Vacation"

ANOTHER EXAMPLE

I want to make an iso of a CD so I can make lots of copies.

$ mount /cdrom

$ mkisofs -o WhateverYouWantToNameIt.iso -Jvr /cdrom/

MOUNTING AN ISO FILE

As root, you can mount an .iso file as a loop back device to examine the contents.

If you do not already have a temporary mount directory, create one:

# mkdir /mnt/temp

Mount the iso file in the /mnt/temp directory:

# mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0 /home/bob/vacation.iso /mnt/temp

CDR-RW PROBLEMS

cdrecord:command not found or permission denied


This may be a permission problem. Try the command as root.

No devices found when running cdrecord -scanbus


You may be missing part of the information in your boot menu:


kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21 root=/dev/hdc1 ro hdd=scsi

Device address changes


Sometimes plugging and unplugging digital camera and card readers will change the address of the CDR-RW.

Program exits before burn begins


Missing device address


Unable to set priority. May need to reconfigure or reinstall

Partial burn


Empty buffer (less common than it used to be)


Bad media


Bad hardware

---> Note: sometimes a source file is messed up because it was
copied from a scratched CD or from bad block of data on a HD.

MORE OPTIONS 

There are many more options to using cdrecord on the command line and I will not go into detail. Some of these are:


Directly copying a CD from another drive


$ cdrecord -v dev=0,1,0 speed=4 -isosize /dev/scd1 (note speed set to slow the CDR-RW drive)


Multiple sessions


-multi -msinfo -fix -nofix


Music CDs


-audio -swab -padsize=


CDRW

As always, RTFM (read the fine manual)

LINKS 

home page for cdrecord:


ttp://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdrecord.html 

Linux Documentation Project:


http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html 

Andy McFadden's CD-Recordable FAQ:


http://www.cdrfaq.org/faq.html 

Loop Back Devices:


http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Loopback-Root-FS-2.html 

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-BoB
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Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.

Walt Kelly

easiest way ...can't believe more don't recommend it is to use freeware dvddecrypter to burn .iso images in windows....doesn't matter cd or dvd .iso images.?? Just double click .iso (once associated with dvddecrypter) and click burn.

mrbass.org

k3b for burning isos to cds in my Mepis system.

It's, imho, much better than most of the burning software written for Window$$$.
I don't hate them, I just don't use them.

Man fears Time, yet Time fears the Pyramids -- Arab Proverb

Where is the download page?
The dating webpage I use tested itself on redhat. I want to direct them to Debian (Mepis).
:-)~MIKE~(-:

Hello.?? Newbie alert.?? I have a Win XP computer with an LG CD-RW CED 8080B drive installed.?? If I understand correctly,?? Win XP can't burn a downloaded ISO image of Mepis.
Is this correct?

Also, I must use 700 mb media, not 650 mb media??? Will my drive work with 700 mb media? And if I download the CD burning software listed elsewhere in this thread, will I be able burn a Simply Mepis CD, using 700 mb media?

Another item I saw mentioned somewhere is about the file system to use.?? I'm not sure I understood what I read.?? I'd like to be able to use Mepis, if I decide to 'adopt' it, to work with my Win XP files, and would appreciate guidance in installing Mepis so I can do this.

I am *very* foggy on partitioning a hard drive and dual booting, and any of the complications/implications for that, and hope someone can point to a stone cold newbie oriented discussion of partitioning relative to installing Mepis, dual boot, on a Win XP (Home Edition) computer.

I hope this posting is not in the wrong place.?? Any help greatly appreciated--been trying to understand and switch to Linux for years.?? Just learned about Mepis today, in an article by M.C. Barnes, and it looks like a desktop Linux for me may have finally arrived.?? TIA...

danz

Read the download page at http://www.download.com/Burn4Free-CD-DVD/3000-2646_4-10355554.html
Even download.com try and steer you away from using it...

"Editor's note: This download includes adware. Adware may record your surfing habits, deliver advertising, collect private information, or modify your system settings. Pay close attention to the end user license agreement and installation options."

"Even though Burn4Free doesn't cost anything to install, you will pay
the price in bundled adware. ... The button-heavy main window is chaotic ... Although Burn4Free is easy to use, the bundled browser-helper
object, NavHelper, makes the program difficult to recommend."

Danz, do a google search for and install the ISORecorder power toy for XP. After that, when you right-click on a *.iso file, you will get the option burn the image to CD. It uses XP's built-in Roxio stuff to accomplish the burn, and if you've set your CD writer's properties for max burn speed, it'll adjust record speed on the fly and be much more consistent in creating flawless CDs. Works as good as the best and better than many other apps for the job.

Bob
* only man can make the simple so complex *

As Q says above, you can't go past k3b. I've used all number of those expensive windows burning programs over the years and always wondered why they make them so complicated? Then I started with Linux/mepis and used k3b. Why aren't all the windows burners that simple? k3b is simple, intuitive, looks sexy, and works.

True, markb, but that doesn't help the guy who has only his Windows XP installation and is looking to get into Linux for the first time.

For the XP user, there is no simpler iso burning method than the ISORecorder power toy, which was created specifically for the purpose, and it's a free download. With that, iso burning is only a right-click away, and it's fast and reliable. It doesn't get any simpler and easier than that.

Bob
* only man can make the simple so complex *

I use both Windows XP and Mepis. I have not tried to burn an iso image in Mepis yet. What I currently use in Windows is a program called CD Burner XP it can be found at http://www.cdburnerxp.se
It's the best thing I've found so far.