Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE Manual page 133

Chapter 13. Diskettes and CD-ROMs
Option
-A
-V
-v
-x
Table 13-1. mkisofs
13.3.2.2. Using
cdrecord
The utility writes audio, data, and mixed-mode (a combination of audio, video, and/or
cdrecord
data) CDs and DVDs using options to configure several aspects of the write process, including speed,
device, and data settings.
To use , you must first establish the device address of your CD or DVD device by running
cdrecord
the following command as root at a shell prompt:
cdrecord -scanbus
This command shows all CD and DVD devices on your computer. It is important to remember the
device address of the device used to write your CD. The following is an example output from running
cdrecord -scanbus
Cdrecord 1.8 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2000 Jorg Schilling
Using libscg version 'schily-0.1'
scsibus0:
0,0,0 0) *
0,1,0 1) *
0,2,0 2) *
0,3,0 3)'HP
0,4,0 4) *
0,5,0 5) *
0,6,0 6) *
0,7,0 7) *
To write the backup file image created with
and type the following at a shell prompt:
cdrecord -v -eject speed=4 dev=0,3,0 backup.iso
The command sets the write speed (4), the device address (0,3,0), and sets write output (verbose [-v]),
which is useful for tracking the status of the write process. The -eject argument ejects the media
after the write process is complete. The same command can also be used for burning ISO image files
downloaded from the Internet, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux ISO images.
You can use
cdrecord
cdrecord --dev=0,3,0 --blank=fast
Function
Sets an Application ID — a text string that will be written into
the volume header of the image which can be useful to determine
what applications are on the CD.
Sets a Volume ID — a name that is assigned to it if the image is
burned, and the disc is mounted in Solaris and Windows
environments.
Sets verbose execution, which is useful for viewing the status of
the image as it is being made.
Excludes any directory immediately following this option; this
option can be repeated (for example, ... -x /home/joe/trash -x
/home/joe/delete ...).
Options
.
' 'CD-Writer+ 9200 ' '1.0c' Removable CD-ROM
to blank CD-RW or DVD-RW discs for reuse by typing the following:
in the previous section, switch to the root user
mkisofs
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