Ubuntu:Feisty/CDDVDBurning

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CD/DVD Burning

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How to blank CD-RW/DVD-RW

e.g. Assumed that /dev/cdrom is the location of CD/DVD-ROM 
sudo umount /dev/cdrom
cdrecord dev=/dev/cdrom blank=fast
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How to burn files/folders into CD/DVD 

Places -> CD/DVD Creator
  • Drag files/folders into window 
File Menu -> Write to Disc... -> Write
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How to burn Image (ISO) files into CD/DVD 

Right click on Image (ISO) file -> Write to Disc... -> Write
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How to duplicate CD/DVD

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How to create Image (ISO) files from CD/DVD

e.g. Assumed that /dev/cdrom is the location of CD/DVD-ROM 
sudo umount /dev/cdrom
readcd dev=/dev/cdrom f=file.iso
You can also use embedded Linux command 
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=file.iso
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How to create Image (ISO) files from folders 

mkisofs -r -o file.iso /location_of_folder/
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How to generate MD5 checksum files 

md5sum file.iso > file.iso.md5
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How to check MD5 checksum of files

e.g. Assumed that file.iso and file.iso.md5 are in the same folder 
md5sum -c file.iso.md5
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How to mount/unmount Image (ISO) files without burning 

sudo mkdir /media/iso
sudo modprobe loop
sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop file.iso /media/iso/
  • To unmount Image (ISO) file 
sudo umount /media/iso/
  • If you want to mount/unmount your ISO image directly right-clicking on it, you can do this from your home dir: 
cd .gnome2/nautilus-scripts/
gksudo gedit Mount

Copy this script into Mount file 

#!/bin/bash 
# 
for I in "$*" 
do 
foo=`gksudo -u root -k -m "Enter your password for root terminal access" /bin/echo "got r00t?"` 
sudo mkdir /media/"$I" 
sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop "$I" /media/"$I" && nautilus /media/"$I" --no-desktop 
done 
done 
exit0

Save and close, than do the same with unmount file: 

gedit Unmount

Copy these script into Unmount file 

#!/bin/bash 
# 
for I in "$*" 
do 
foo=`gksudo -u root -k -m "Enter your password for root terminal access" /bin/echo "got r00t?"` 
sudo umount "$I" && zenity --info --text "Successfully unmounted /media/$I/" && sudo rmdir "/media/$I/" 
done 
done 
exit0

Make them executable with: 

chmod +x Mount
chmod +x Unmount
  • Or a graphical tool type in terminal: 
sudo apt-get install gisomount

to run type in terminal: 

sudo gisomount
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How to set/change the burn speed for CD/DVD Burner

  • Read #General Notes
  • Applications -> System Tools -> Configuration Editor
  • Configuration Editor 
/ -> apps -> nautilus-cd-burner -> default_speed (set/change the burn speed)
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How to enable burnproof for CD/DVD Burner

  • Read #General Notes
  • Applications -> System Tools -> Configuration Editor
  • Configuration Editor 
/ -> apps -> nautilus-cd-burner -> burnproof (Checked)
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How to enable overburn for CD/DVD Burner

  • Read #General Notes
  • Applications -> System Tools -> Configuration Editor
  • Configuration Editor 
/ -> apps -> nautilus-cd-burner -> overburn (Checked)
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How to install K3b (CD/DVD burning software) 

sudo aptitude install k3b
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How to install MP3 support for K3b 
sudo aptitude install libk3b2-mp3


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How to Burn .img DVD Images

First, Install the udftools package: 

sudo apt-get install udftools


Here is the command-line method to burning .img images to a dvd: 

growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=full_path_to_mydvd.img
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