FAQ:

How do I burn a CD from linux?

ANSWER:

Graphically: After inserting a blank CD-R, a "burn:///" window should open up. Drag and Drop files into this window, and click on "Write to CD" when done.

Command Line:

1. use mkisofs to create an image. For example, the following will create a "/tmp/image.iso" which contains the contents of the directory, RHEL:
   • mkisofs -l -o /tmp/image.iso RHEL/
2. use cdrecord to burn image to cd:
   • cdrecord -dev=2,0,0 -dao /tmp/image.iso

The correct parameters for "-dev=" can be found by doing a: cdrecord -scanbus

If you are using a CD-RW, it may be erased by doing a: cdrecord -dev=2,0,0 -blank=fast

If you are burning a CD image (such as a linux installation disk) and the CD check fails, you may want to try the following parameters:

• cdrecord dev=ATA:1,0,0 padsize=63s -pad -dao -v -eject /path/to/image.iso

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