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Table of Contents
CD−Writing HOWTO........................................................................................................................................1
Winfried Trümper <[e-mail]>..................................................................................................1
1.Introduction...........................................................................................................................................1
2.Setup the Linux−system for writing CD−ROMs..................................................................................1
3.Burning CD−Rs....................................................................................................................................1
4.Dear Winfried,......................................................................................................................................1
5.Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................2
6.Credits...................................................................................................................................................2
1.Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Copyright, license and terms of usage...............................................................................................3
1.2 Availability........................................................................................................................................3
1.3 Suggested readings.............................................................................................................................3
1.4 Terminology ... lasers at maximum ... fire!........................................................................................4
Adaptor vs. Adapter....................................................................................................................4
1.5 Supported CD−writers.......................................................................................................................4
1.6 Supported "features"..........................................................................................................................6
1.7 Mailing Lists......................................................................................................................................7
2.Setup the Linux−system for writing CD−ROMs..................................................................................8
2.1 Quickstart...........................................................................................................................................9
Special notes about SCSI CD−writers......................................................................................12
Special notes about CD−writers for the parallel port...............................................................12
Compiling missing kernel modules (optional)..........................................................................12
2.2 Get the user software for burning CD−Rs.......................................................................................13
Command line utilities..............................................................................................................13
Graphical user interfaces (optional)..........................................................................................14
3.Burning CD−Rs..................................................................................................................................15
3.1 Writing CD−ROMs (pure data).......................................................................................................15
Creating an image of the later CD−ROM.................................................................................15
Test the CD−image...................................................................................................................16
Write the CD−image to a CD...................................................................................................17
3.2 Writing audio CDs...........................................................................................................................18
Writing audio CDs (TAO)........................................................................................................19
DAO..........................................................................................................................................20
3.3 Mixed mode CD−ROMs..................................................................................................................20
4.Dear Winfried,....................................................................................................................................20
4.1 How sensitive is the burning process?.............................................................................................21
4.2 Has file fragmentation a bad impact on the throughput?.................................................................21
4.3 Is it possible to store the CD−image on an UMSDOS−filesystem?................................................21
4.4 Isn't there some way to get around the ISO−9660 limitations?.......................................................22
4.5 How to read the tracks from audio CDs?.........................................................................................22
4.6 How to probe for SCSI devices after boot?.....................................................................................23
4.7 Is it possible to make a 1:1 copy of a data CD?...............................................................................23
4.8 Can Linux read Joliet CD−ROMs? (obsolete answer)....................................................................24
4.9 How do I read/mount CD−ROMs with the CD−writer?..................................................................24
4.10 How to put even more data on the CD−R?....................................................................................25
4.11 How to make bootable CD−ROMs?..............................................................................................25
4.12 How to make CD−ROMs writable like a hard disk?.....................................................................26
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