cd & dvd burning slackware 11 kernel 2.6.17.13

lost1 · 10-21-2006, 11:47 PM

I've just installed slackware 11 on my averatec 2260 and I want to know how to burn cds & dvds.I tried installing k3b but it's been giving me nothing but trouble.It asks for the root password to setup k3b but once I put it in it does nothing.It seems there is some problem with cdrecord and this kernel.I really want to remove windows from my laptop but feel I can't until I can use my dual layer dvd burner.
Any help would be grreatly appreciated.

Penguin of Wonder · 10-22-2006, 12:40 AM

Open K3B, and go Settings -> K3b Setup. Enter your root password, check all the boxes, and apply and ok. That should k3b the privlages it needs to run as root to burn CDs with.

lost1 · 10-22-2006, 12:52 AM

No go,when I put root password in nothing happens

This is really frustrating,I need the burner.
Edit: I think I got it fixed.I just started an x session as root and it allowed me to configure the k3bsetup,Duh I feel silly.
Thanx for the help anyway.

Bruce Hill · 10-22-2006, 02:36 AM

If you want to burn in a terminal, these are a few commands that work quite nicely:

Code:

To erase a CD-RW:
cdrecord -v dev=/dev/hda blank=fast

To blank a DVD+RW:
growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=/dev/zero
dvd+rw-format -force -lead-out /dev/dvd

To burn an image of a CD to the hard drive:
dd if=/dev/hda of=namethecd.iso

To make a CD from the iso image:
cdrecord -v -eject driveropts=burnfree dev=/dev/hda /path/to/file.iso

To burn an iso to DVD:
growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/hd*=image.iso

To copy from one drive to another:
(This will copy a VCD)
cdrdao copy --device /dev/hda --source-device /dev/hdc

lost1 · 11-02-2006, 10:40 PM

Appreciate that!Thanx