Linux Media

This booklet is about managing different media with linux
such as cds, dvds, usbs, with audio video and digital data

DVDS

PLAYING ....

  * play a dvd with mplayer
  >> mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /dev/sr0

ISO

  * mount an iso to see what is in it 
  ----
   sudo modprobe loop
   sudo mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0 cd_image.iso /media/cdrom
   sudo umount /media/cdrom
  ,,,

CDS

  * find out what cd or dvd devices are available
  >> wodim --devices

  * see what a device points to
   ls -l /dev/cdrw

BURNING OR WRITING ....

  'burning' a cd is just another way of saying writing.

  * create an iso to be burned
  >> genisoimage -r -J -o cd_image.iso /directory

  * burn an audio cd from wav files
  >> wodim dev=/dev/cdrw -v -audio [wav files...]

  * burn a data cd from an iso file 
  >> wodim dev=/dev/cdrw -v -data cd_image.iso

  * burn to an undetected cdrw
  ------------
  dmesg
  hda: PIONEER DVD RW DVR-108, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
  hdb: IDE DVD-ROM 16X, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
  [...]
  hda: ATAPI 40X DVD-ROM DVD-R CD-R/RW drive, 2000kB Cache

  wodim dev=ATAPI:/dev/hda -data -v -eject your_data.iso
  ,,,,

  == tools
  .. wodim - the debian fork of cdrecord
  ..

GUI BURNING ....

  == gui burning tools
  .. Xcdroast - burn cds
  .. Brasero
  .. Gnome toaster
  .. tkburn
  .. gnome nautilus
  .. xfburn
  ..

AUDIO RIPPING OR COPYING ....

  == tools
  .. cdparanoia - audio extraction
  ..