CreatingAndBurningCDs

To Create and Burn a CD "follow the yellow-green brick road!":

1. Move or Copy all the data to a single directory. Make sure that it is not more than 650MB.
2. Now you have to create an ISO image. (ISO is the file system type that CDs? uses). There are some considerations to keep in mind, first, did you want it to have support for the Micro$oft Windoze Long Name format (Joliet)?
3. The command to create the ISO image is mkisofs. Execute something like this:

   mkisofs -A "CD Label or Application Name" -J -o your.iso -P "Publisher Name" -p "Preparer Name/Address/Phone" -V "CD Name" -r ./YOUR_DIRECTORY
   

   Note that the -J flag is to support the Joliet. If you have no interest on this just don't include this flag, won't hurt anyone, except Windowze users that won't be able to read it M$ way.
4. This will create an ISO image named your.iso.
5. To verify your ISO image you can mount it on a directory using the regular mount command as follows:

   mount -o loop -t iso9660 /the_path_to/your.iso /your_mounting/path/
   

   Don't forget to umount it after verifying it.
6. To burn it just run:

   cdrecord -v -eject speed=4 dev=0,0 -data -isosize ./your.iso
   

   Note that the speed parameters and device parameters can be different.
7. Once finished the CD will be ejected. Have fun!
8. And you have destroyed the witch that made you afraid of creating/burning new CDs? and have found the wizard of OZ! CONGRATULATIONS!

-- Main.WilliamCaban? - 07 Feb 2001