Specifications
• 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
1.Introduction
Many people use Linux to burn CD−ROMs, because it is reliable and easy. No bluescreens while burning and
no headaches about getting the right combination of hard− and software. It just works once properly set up.
The CD−writing HOWTO explains the setup, how to put data on the media and gives some interesting
CD−Writing HOWTO
5.Troubleshooting 2