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Creating Data CD from filesystem

  Contributed by AmitChakradeo and others who aren't quite as vain.

  * Create iso image first::

    mkisofs -J -r -o filename.iso input_directory

  Where::

    -J: Use Joliet extensions
    -r: Use Rock Ridge extensions (good for keeping file permissions and owners)
    -o: Output filename

  See below for more useful options.

  * Test iso image (optional)::

    mkdir /tmp/testcd
    mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop/dev/loop0 filename.iso /tmp/testcd
    mount -t iso9660 -o loop filename.iso /tmp/testcd

    if all okay, 'umount /tmp/testcd'

  * Write image to drive::

    cdrecord -v -data filename.iso

  You can set options for cdrecord in /etc/default/cdrecord

  Typically if would look something like this::

     # drive name=09device  speed   fifosize  driveropts
     cdrom         0,0,0   24      -1        ""

  See the man page for setting it up.

  Additional mkisofs options of interest

    * '-a' -- all files.  Normally, mkisofs ignores files that contain # or ~ characters (as these are normally backup files on *nix systems).  This option will include files that contain # and/or ~ in their names.

    * '-A application-id' --  If you're providing an application on this CD, you can indicate the application name with this option.

    * '-P publisher-id' --  Usually the name, mailing address, and phone number, and website of the entity that is creating this CD.

    * '-p preparer-id' -- usually the name, email, and mailing address of the person preparing the CD.