Karl, I don't know about it, but I witnessed a recent IRC conversation on the topic: <lancelan> I can write the whole shebang to a dvd :) <KainX> Can you boot from a DVD using the El-Torito format? <lancelan> KainX: yes <KainX> Mmmm, DVD++ <lancelan> just run mkisofs the same as per cd <lancelan> then use either dvdrecord or cdrecord --dvdhack depending on distro (my experience is rh & mandrake) possibly with a -dao option <KainX> I hated that darned mkisofs command line, so I wrote mediatool to save me typing. mediatool -i foo.iso -D distro-root <KainX> <-- Lazy bum <lancelan> I just use strings on the iso image , near the top it saves the command line it was made with :) Good luck, Troy >>> kbongers at mninter.net 12/04/03 05:16PM >>> Looking for tips on how to test out this new DVD writer I bought. Picked up a cheap DVD writer, an impulse buy at Office Max. It's a Micro Advantage IDE Internal DVD -+R/+-RW(Model:4DVDRW-B13), 2MB buffer. Sold for $130, $80 after $50 rebate. I'm running Debian unstable. I want to test if it works for data backups. Got 10 DVD-R disks. Have not found anything on compatibility with linux from google. I have not opened the unit or disks yet. dvdrecord/unstable(V1.11a15) the right tool? Would a good starting point be to make a big ISO(2-4G in size) image, then use dvdrecord to write it?(Try dummy mode first) Can I do -multi ? Any tips from those who have burned some DVD coasters? Thanks, Karl. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list