I have Lubuntu up and working and I can burn files/pictures to disc.

I've downloaded Ubuntu 13.04 and want to burn it to disc (using Lubuntu).

Although I can see the iso file in my downloads folder, when I try to burn it to disc using xfburn or brasero, the apps don't seem to recognise the iso.

Any tips please?

MIchael

Specifically, what happens and how are you doing this? Do you right click the iso and select brasero or xfburn? Do you open either xfburn or brasero from a konsole and navigate to the file? I doubt the message you get if you get one say "I don't recognize the iso". What if anything do you see? Have you been able to burn an iso with either program previously?

Hi. an iso is not like a regular file. regarding burning to disk.

with an iso, you want to "burn image to disk"

This is not a standard copy/paste operation, but sets out the disk as a bootable drive.

Also, it may take a minute or two for the program to get organised (caching) before it starts to write to the medium(dvd).

If you have no joy with a gui, try dd

you may require root access to do this.

Regards Glenn

Strangely, I can't burn a disc on my windows laptop either (Win 7), so have decided to try mint. Getting a step further, but still no success!

I'm running Lubuntu, installed in the last week or so.

I've downloaded the iso file - using file manager, I look in my "Downloads" folder there's the iso file.

Right click, open xfburn.

In xf burn panel, under left hand column (Filesystem), I choose downloads, in right hand column (file), I see the iso file listed.

Under this, I select "Burn Image" (burn a prepared compilation, i.e. an iso file).

A burn Image control panel opens, but when I now try to choose image to select - i.e. the iso file, there is nothing to select under downloads. That's what I meant by "it doesn't recognise the iso".

That was my problem last night!

This morning, I am able to select the iso to burn,choose the burning device (I've only got the one), I click on "Burn Image", get an "Initializing", followed by "burning composition".

FIFO buffer reaches 99%, Device buffer 100% then I get:

Failiure: SCSI error on write (0,16),[3 73 03] Medium error. Power calibration area error.

Any words of wisdom?

I'm afraid that's straight over my head! The only other file in my downloads folder at the min is William Shots' "The Command Line" so far, I know "cal", "date" and "ls" !

I usually use k3b so I'm not familiar with xfburn. Perhaps there are similar options in xfburn but what I usually do is open k3b, click the Tools menu, select burn image and the new window has a folder icon where I navigate to the iso and select it and a new window appears showing the iso and the md5sum which can then be checked against the original. Sounds like you are doing something similar with xfburn? Try opening xfburn from a terminal if you haven't and when you close it, you may see more details on what the problem was. No other suggestions.

I believe I've got a duff batch of DVD's.

I've been unable to burn any of the iso's I've downloaded to dvd either on the laptop (win 7) or desktop (lubuntu), very frustrating as just the other day I downloaded & installed lubuntu by live cd (using laptop).

Out of desperation, just downloaded the lubuntu iso to the desktop, and burnt a disc (cd) using xfburn - it works. Then tried to burn lubuntu to a dvd and got the same error as above. I'm sort of relieved!

Solved - by using adifferent brand disc!

Thanks for taking the time to reply.