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 +====== Commands for ISO handling ======
  
 +A lot of dvd/cd burning programs exists for Linux.
 +Here is the ones I use for Fedora.
 +
 +===== Burn a ISO image to DVD-RW =====
 +
 +Find the scanbus device
 +  cdrecord -scanbus
 +  ​
 +If a RW media is used it needs to be erased:
 +  cdrecord blank=fast dev=5,0,0
 +Use the device found with scanbus
 +
 +Finally burn the media:
 +  cdrecord -v -eject speed=4 dev=5,0,0 image.iso
 +Use the device found with scanbus and the image you want to burn
 +
 +===== Burn a ISO image (GUI) =====
 +
 +If you prefer GUI you can use k3b. The KDE DVD & CD Kreator ​
 +
 +  k3b &
 +
 +===== Another command line option =====
 +
 +Delete content:
 +  dvd+rw-format -force=fast /​dev/​dvdrw1 ​
 +
 +Burn image:
 +  growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /​dev/​dvdrw1=image.iso -speed=4
 +
 +===== Information about bootable CDs and other similar formats (dumpet) =====
 +
 +  dumpet -i rhel-server-5.5-x86_64-dvd.iso
 +    Validation Entry:
 +        Header Indicator: 0x01 (Validation Entry)
 +        PlatformId: 0x00 (80x86)
 +        ID: ""​
 +        Checksum: 0x55aa
 +        Key bytes: 0x55aa
 +    Boot Catalog Default Entry:
 +        Entry is bootable
 +        Boot Media emulation type: no emulation
 +        Media load segment: 0x0 (0000:7c00)
 +        System type: 0 (0x00)
 +        Load Sectors: 4 (0x0004)
 +        Load LBA: 518 (0x00000206)
 +
 +===== Create ISO image from directory =====
 +
 +
 +  mkisofs -r -o <​name-of-ISO-file-to-be-created>​ /<​directory-of-files>​
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