CD-Writing utilities

This chapter contains information on CD-writing in Linux. You will first have to configure your kernel for CD-writing, which is discussed first. After that, installing the acutal utilities is presented.

Additional sources of information on CD-writing include:

Configuring your kernel for CD-Writing

In the kernel configuration, check your settings with those listed below for your CD-ROM interface type:

SCSI CD-writer:

SCSI support menu
  SCSI support:           Y or M
  SCSI CD-ROM support:    Y or M
  SCSI generic support:   Y or M
  Vendor-specific extensions:  [1]
Also include the low-level driver for your SCSI card if
applicable.

IDE CD-writer:

ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support menu
  IDE/ATAPI CDROM support:     N
  SCSI emulation support: Y or M
SCSI support menu
  SCSI support:           Y or M
  SCSI CD-ROM support:    Y or M
  SCSI generic support:   Y or M
  Vendor-specific extensions:  [1]

[1] Read the help to determine if this selection is applicable for your hardware.

If necessary, recompile the kernel with

make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc dep &&
make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc bzImage &&
make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc modules &&
make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc modules_install

Copy /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage and /usr/src/linux/System.map to /boot. If you utilize LILO, edit /etc/lilo.conf appropriately and run lilo.

For more information about these settings and the drivers they install, read The Linux 2.4 SCSI subsystem HOWTO.