CD-Writing HOWTO
Winfried Trümper <winni@xpilot.org>
v2.9.3, 23 July 2000
This document explains how to write CD-ROMs under Linux.
1. Introduction
- 1.1 Copyright, license and terms of usage
- 1.2 Availability
- 1.3 Suggested readings
- 1.4 Terminology ... lasers at maximum ... fire!
- 1.5 Supported CD-writers
- 1.6 Supported "features"
- 1.7 Mailing Lists
2. Setup the Linux-system for writing CD-ROMs
3. Burning CD-Rs
4. Dear Winfried,...
- 4.1 How sensitive is the burning process?
- 4.2 Has file fragmentation a bad impact on the throughput?
- 4.3 Is it possible to store the CD-image on an UMSDOS-filesystem?
- 4.4 Isn't there some way to get around the ISO-9660 limitations?
- 4.5 How to read the tracks from audio CDs?
- 4.6 How to probe for SCSI devices after boot?
- 4.7 Is it possible to make a 1:1 copy of a data CD?
- 4.8 Can Linux read Joliet CD-ROMs? (obsolete answer)
- 4.9 How do I read/mount CD-ROMs with the CD-writer?
- 4.10 How to put even more data on the CD-R?
- 4.11 How to make bootable CD-ROMs?
- 4.12 How to make CD-ROMs writable like a hard disk?
- 4.13 Is it possible to use several writers at once?
- 4.14 What about Solaris, *BSD, AIX, HP-UX, etc.? Is my variant of Unix supported?
- 4.15 Where to store the local configuration permanently?
- 4.16 How can the CD-info be retrieved?
- 4.17 What about re-writing
- 4.18 How to create a multi-session CD?
- 4.19 Should I use the SCSI adapter shipped with the writer?
- 4.20 How to burn over the network?
- 4.21 I hear a crack or click sound at the end of the each track.
- 4.22 How can this be set up so that a user can burn CDs instead of always
- 4.23 Where do I get the "Yellow Book" and "Orange Book" standards?
- 4.24 I've been searching for information on burning Video-CD under Linux.
- 4.25 Which is easier to set up, IDE or SCSI?
- 4.26 How can I overburn a CD using {cdrecord,cdrdao}?
- 4.27 What will cdrecord do when it stops getting input from the pipe?
- 4.28 Is there an equivalent to ignore=hdX for the ide-scsi emulation?
- 4.29 How many times can you re-use CD-RW before they become faulty?
- 4.30 Which format to choose for a platform independant CD-ROM?
- 4.31 Is multi-session for audio tracks possible?
- 4.32 What hardware resources do I need? Is an old Pentium enough?
5. Troubleshooting
- 5.1 It doesn't work: under Linux
- 5.2 Error-message: No read access for 'dev=0,6,0'.
- 5.3 It doesn't work: under DOS and friends
- 5.4 SCSI errors during the burning phase
- 5.5 Medium errors
- 5.6 Newly written CDs are not readable on some players.
- 5.7 My scanner stopped working after I loaded the ide-scsi module
6. Credits
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