Thank you very much for the answers, particularly yours, Gerry. It worked like a dream come true. The only thing I had to do differently from the example you cited from the example on the man page for growisofs was to add "-speed=1" to the command-line arguments. The system I am using created flawed DVD's at the default rate, hence # growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/hdd=FC-5-DVD-i386.iso -speed=1 was the one that worked for me. Again thanks. Bryan On Mon, 2006-05-29 at 08:13 -0500, gsker at tcfreenet.org wrote: > Bryan, > I never had much luck with cdrecord and DVDs. Try growisofs and see if that > works any better. I have downloaded, burned and booted from the Fedora Core 5 > CDs. > > From the growisofs manpage. > > To use growisofs to write a pre-mastered ISO-image to a DVD: > > growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd=image.iso > > HTH, > Gerry > (at least it's a linux answer. :-) ) > > > On Mon, 29 May 2006, j_wrocky at comcast.net wrote: > > > Bryan, > > > > I think with LiteOn use Nero then "File", locate the iso you want to place on the CD or DVD, then "Burn disk from image or iso". If the CD make "wizard" comes up Do Not Use that! It won't burn correctly. > > > > HTH, > > > > Jerry W > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "Bryan Zimmer" <baz at winternet.com> > >> Hello folks, > >> > >> I am just returning to Linux after an abscence. When I last was a Linux user, > >> Fedora Core 2 had just come out. > >> > >> I used to use "mkisofs" and "cdrecord" to make backups and bootable > >> installation disks for various Redhat releases and other projects. > >> > >> I am now trying to do the same thing with the Fedora Core 5 Installation DVD. > >> I have the .iso file that Redhat distributes, FC-5-DVD-i386.iso. But I can't > >> seem to create a bootable DVD with my DVD writer, The system I am using to try > >> to create the DVD is a somewhat upgraded HP Pavilion with a "Lite On" DVD+R > >> DVD/CD writer (and also a Samsung CD-RW), This system already is running > >> Fedora Core 5. I downloaded the DVD .iso file to install on another computer. > >> > >> Really I used to do this regularly with CD's. Once I had an iso file ready, I > >> used to write it out to CD with a command very much like the following: > >> > >> # cdrecord -dev=1,1,0 -data -vvv -speed=8 -isosize -dao {whatever).iso. > >> > >> Now, that command hasn't succeeded in creating me a FC 5 installation DVD. I > >> have read through the copious man page for cdrecord. I have tried various > >> optionzs including various SCSI drivers, but with no success. The program > >> creates a DVD and reports no errors, but then the newly created DVD will not > >> boot. > >> > >> I even tried xcdroast, but that didn't help either. I am guessing that I am > >> just missing some simple option or combination of options. Can anyone help me > >> wiyth this matter? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Bryan Zimmer (BAZ) > >> baz at winternet dot com > > -- > Gerry Skerbitz > gsker at skerbitz.org > >