CD recording stuff

Detecting the CD recorder

cdrecord -scanbus

To burn a CD

cdrecord -v dev=0,0,0 driveropts=burnfree -multi -eject speed=2 archive.iso
Omit the -multi if it's a single session CD.

To burn a multisession CD

First burn:
cdrecord -v dev=0,0,0 driveropts=burnfree -multi -eject session1.iso
For subsequent burn:
First create the ISO
Place the CD in the drive. Execute
cdrecord dev=0,1,0 -msinfo
0,27139
mkisofs -o session2.iso -Jr -V Session2 -C 0,27139 -M 0,0,0 /path/to/files/

Alternately:
mkisofs -o session2.iso -Jr -V Session2 -C $(cdrecord dev=0,1,0 -msinfo) -M 0,0,0 /path/2/files/

Now burn (dropping the -multi for the last burn):
cdrecord -v dev=0,0,0 driveropts=burnfree -multi -eject session2.iso

Simplify the cdrecord command line

To keep the cdrecord command line simple, put common options in /etc/default/cdrecord:
#/etc/default/cdrecord
CDR_DEVICE=0,0,0
CDR_SPEED=2

Now the command line can be greatly simplified to:
cdrecord archive.iso


To erase a CD-RW

cdrecord -v dev=0,0,0 blank=all
where

-v

verbose

dev

cdrom device (detected using cdrecord -scanbus)

blank=all

blanks the entire disk.

Creating a hybrid ISO

mkisofs -a -J -r -v -V vol_label -L -o img1.iso ~/cds/cd0/
where:

-a

Include all files on the ISO9660 file system. Files that contain '~' or '#' will be included.

-r

Use rockridge naming conventions

-J

Generate Joliet directory records in addition to iso9660.

-L

Allow file names to begin with a period.

-o outputfilename

output file name.

Test the created ISO by mounting it with mount -o loop.