Linux Tip - Burn cd's

-- Create an .iso:

#umount /dev/cdrom
#dd if=/dev/cdrom of=filename.iso bs=1024


-- Create .iso image file form a "dir":

#mkisofs -r -J -o file.iso /location_of_folder/
-r generates Rock Ridge long names for Linux
-J generates Joliet long names for Windows

-- Mount .iso file without having to burn:
#mkdir /media/iso
#modprobe loop
#mount cdrom.iso /media/iso/ -t iso9660 -o loop

-- To "burn" an .iso to cd:

#cdrecord dev=/dev/cdrom driveropts=burnfree -v -data cd_image.iso

To burn an audio cd from wav files:

#cdrecord dev=/dev/cdrom driveropts=burnfree -v -audio [wav files...]

Replace /dev/cdrom as needed if this is not your CD-Writer

-v (verbose) lets you track the recording progress

driveropts=burnfree helps reduce the risk of a buffer under-run (most drives should support this)