Using the Linux CD Burner software

orange400 · 03-27-2003, 06:27 PM

How do I use the CD Burner software that Linux supplied? I have GnomeToaster and X CD Roast. I am kinda curious how to burn almost everything, like data CDs for getting files to my 486, music CDs for my production at Keub Studios, burning ISOs, VCDs maybe ... you know. The most important thing right now is ISOs though, I'm trying to burn RH 7.3 CDs to install RH on my 486. What I'm asking is how does this software work?

Also, are there any other CD Burner apps out there that you reccomend?

Thanks!!

MasterC · 03-27-2003, 06:37 PM

k3b by far is the best "gui" app I've used. It does require KDE though...

For lightweight, get eroaster.

For lightest weight, use command line burning

Here's actually a script that a member here created to help you burn cds:
http://jetblackz.freeservers.com/Installingcdcopy.html

Otherwise, the quick and dirty for you:
cdrecord -scanbus
Notice which "bus" your device is on:
cdrecord dev=0,0,0 speed=X -v -eject /path/to/iso/iso.iso
replace X with the speed, and 0,0,0 with what it shows with the scanbus.

Cool

orange400 · 03-27-2003, 07:36 PM

Whoooooaaaaaaa ... command line burning ....

Totally sweeeeeet ...

It's about halfway done! Thanks man!!

MasterC · 03-27-2003, 07:47 PM

You're welcome

Most gui cdburning programs are just front ends for cdrdao and cdrecord

Cool

whansard · 03-27-2003, 07:55 PM

also, cdrecord will run under cygwin in windows,
if you get good at using cdrecord, and want to amaze
windows people.

there's a bunch of good simple cdburning frontends.
try several and see which you like best.

i like gnome-toaster for audio cdroms, and i still use
really old kisocd for data cdroms.

video dvdrip, which i have used to make svcd's can
make and burn svcd images.

simplecdrx i have used some lately and like it ok.

orange400 · 03-27-2003, 07:59 PM

Well I burned two of the three CDs nicely, but the third one tried to burn at like 150x!! And the average write speed after it panics is over 400x!! What's happening? Couldn't be a bad ISO right?

whansard · 03-27-2003, 08:02 PM

man, thats messed up.
cdrecord is supposed to just use the drive's top speed
if you go over. I bet its your drive.

wr3ck3d · 03-27-2003, 08:05 PM

I am curious....I have a Lite On burner....the burning speed is 32x. I use just the command line with cdrecord, i just let it burn at default speed which is like 4x...I always have to scrounge up a blank cdr somewhere so i am scared to screw it up, what should i set the speed to??

thanks

whansard · 03-27-2003, 08:13 PM

cdrecord normally goes to the closest slower speed
that your drive supports. you just have to figure out
the risk yourself. if i was worried about it, it would
try 12x or 16x and add a bigger than default fifo like
fs=8m
for a fifo size of 8 megs.

onurb · 03-27-2003, 08:16 PM

Hey MasterC, that was a good tip: cdcopy, works great, thanks !

Bruno

Aussie · 03-27-2003, 08:29 PM

Cdrecord will over ride your specified speed setting if the media does not support that speed, the -atip flag will print out the info from the disk, this is from an Aopen 650MB CD-RW

Code:

bern@grendel bern$ cdrecord -atip -dev=0,1,0
Cdrecord 2.0 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Jörg Schilling
scsidev: '0,1,0'
scsibus: 0 target: 1 lun: 0
Linux sg driver version: 3.1.24
Using libscg version 'schily-0.7'
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 1
Vendor_info    : 'LITE-ON '
Identifikation : 'LTR-12101B      '
Revision       : 'LS22'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags   : MMC SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R96P RAW/R96R
ATIP info from disk:
  Indicated writing power: 5
  Reference speed: 2
  Is not unrestricted
  Is erasable
  ATIP start of lead in:  -11615 (97:27/10)
  ATIP start of lead out: 335925 (74:41/00)
  1T speed low:  0 (reserved val  0) 1T speed high:  4
  2T speed low:  0 (reserved val  5) 2T speed high:  0 (reserved val 12)
  power mult factor: 4 5
  recommended erase/write power: 3
  A1 values: 02 4A B0
  A2 values: 5C C6 26
Disk type:    Phase change
Manuf. index: 18
Manufacturer: Plasmon Data systems Ltd.

My drive is a 32x12x10 and burnes CD-R at 12x, but I only have 4x CD-RW blanks, I have xcdroast set to 12x but cdrecord defaults to the highest supported speed.

whansard · 03-27-2003, 09:14 PM

I think that depends on your burner. They all seem to be
good at picking the right speed for cdrw's, but i've had
a couple of drives that would try to burn cdr's at whatever
speed you told cdrecord up to the drive's maximum.
i had to just remember how fast the different blanks would
go without messing up, assuming i wanted to go over
the disk's rated speed. Most drives have a table built
in of types of blanks and speeds, and some drives don't.

MasterC · 03-27-2003, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by onurb
Hey MasterC, that was a good tip: cdcopy, works great, thanks !

Bruno

You're welcome...

But I'd suggest sending the member an email thanking him, he doesn't get a lot of recognition for it since I seem to promote it a lot

Cool

onurb · 03-28-2003, 04:44 AM

Will do so, MasterC

Bruno

orange400 · 03-30-2003, 06:18 AM

cdrecord is cool, but the burned image failed the mediacheck in the linux install. I am certian that the isos are healthy, so it's not that. I'm not sure what happened. It'd be cool to learn more about command line burning, but I am even more curious - how do ya burn a iso image onto a CDR with X CD Roast?