How do you write dvds?

[Paolo Galtieri]

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Margaret Doll <Margaret_Doll at brown.edu>wrote:

> I have installed k3b on one of the RedHat systems, but it doesn't recognize
> any of the dvds that I have tried.
>
>        HP  DVD+r 16x 4.7 Gb/120 Min
>        Memorex DVD-R 16x 4.7 Gb 120 min
>        Memorex DVD+R 16x 4.7 Gb 120 min
>        imation DVD-R 16X 4.7 Gb, 2 hour
>
> I have Dell Optiplex GC620 hardware.
>
> What DVDs do you use?
>
>
> On Nov 11, 2008, at 4:58 PM, mark wrote:
>
>  Margaret Doll wrote:
>>
>>> I have been trying to write dvds using cdrecord on RedHat systems,
>>>
>>
>> Hmmm... I used to do this; these days, I pull up, in X, k3b, which is a
>> *lot*
>> easier.
>>
>>        mark
>>
>>> 2.4.21-57.ELsmp and 2.6.9-78.ELsmp.
>>>
>>> I use
>>>
>>> mkisof -R -o  disk1.iso disk1
>>>
>>> cdrecord speed=4 dev=/dev/cdwriter:@ disk1.iso
>>>
>>> The Vendor_info from cdrecord:  'HL-DT-ST'
>>> Identification:  DVD+-RW GWA4164B
>>>
>>> Using generic SCSI-3/mmc
>>> Drvier flags:  MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
>>>
>>> cmd finished after 0.001s timeout 40s
>>> cdrecord:  No disk / Wrong disk!
>>>
>>> I have tried  DVD-R by Memorex, imation DVD-R and HP dvd+R
>>>
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I've tried the Nautilus CD/DVD application with mixed results.  Sometimes it
locks up requiring me to kill and restart nautilus to get my dvd device
back.  I have had no problems with the following commands:

genisoimage -o /tmp/dvd.iso -R MyDirectory

wodim -v -speed=8 dev=/dev/scd0 -data /tmp/dvd.iso

These commands also work to write to a dual layer dvd.  nautilus on F8
doesn't detect dual layer dvd disks correctly.

I've tried them on a Dell XPS 420 and a Precision M65 laptop without
problems with both internal and external dvd drives.

Paolo