how to use cdrecord

[Al Plant]

Polytropon wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:48:22 +0800, Aiza <aiza21 at comclark.com> wrote:
>> No I do not. how do i do this?
> 
> If you don't want to compile it into your kernel, load it
> manually:
> 
> # kldload atapicam
> 
> You can automate it using the appropriate line in /boot/loader.conf,
> I think it's atapicam_load="YES"
> 
> Then you get something like this:
> 
> % camcontrol devlist
> <SCANNER  2.02>                    at scbus0 target 6 lun 0 (pass0)
> <HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H58N 1.01>   at scbus2 target 0 lun 0 (cd0,pass1)
> 
> The scanner is a real SCSI scanner, the DVD recorder is
> an ATAPI drive. You see it's device number is 2,0,0,
> and the device node is /dev/cd0. You need access to
> /dev/pass1, too. (If the scanner wouldn't be present,
> it would be /dev/pass0.)
> 
> If you want to burn a data CD, use something like this:
> 
> % cdrecord dev=2,0,0 speed=16 -v -eject -tao -data <iso-file>
> 
> For a music CD:
> 
> % cdrecord dev=2,0,0 speed=16 -v -eject -dao -audio <track1> <track2> ...
> 
> If you want to combine the mkisofs step with the burning
> step (instead of first creating the ISO, then burnin it),
> you can do something like this:
> 
> % mkisofs -r <files> | cdrecord dev=2,0,0 speed=16 -v -eject -tao -data -
> 
> It works similar with DVDs, just you use growisofs from
> the port dvd+rw-tools here:
> 
> % growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd=$1
> 
> The /dev/dvd is a symling that points to /dev/cd0 - again, the
> ATAPICAM cd driver is used instead of ATAPI's acd. To make this
> symlink, I have
> 
> 	link    acd0    cdrom
> 	link    cd0     dvd
> 
> in /etc/devfs.conf. This makes refering to the example in
> "man growisofs" more easy. :-)
> 
> If you don't have this symlink, you must use /dev/cd0 (or
> the correct device name for the "SCSI" drive) in the
> command. You can check this with "camcontrol devlist"
> where both numerical and device node are displayed.
> 
> Additionally, you can do the same with growisofs as I have
> shown you with cdrecord - combine the building of the ISO
> with the burning:
> 
> % growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd -r <files>
> 
> This should give you a good summary of how to use these tools.
> You already have gotten useful advices on how to set the
> correct device permissions - this is important.
> 
> Additionally, see "man cdrecord" on how to construct a
> simple config file so you don't have to put speed= and
> dev= whenever you want to use the program - it makes
> things more comfortable. :-)
> 
> 
Aloha...

Poly is right.

I use in #/boot/bootloader the line:
   atapicam_load="YES"   # For DVD/CD  Burner to work.


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