Please excuse my ignorance here, but I can't seem to find a simple answer to this simple question....How do I copy files to a DVD in linux? Here's some background info: I have a working install of KnoppMyth, with all features working. I picked up an inexpensive TDK multi-format DVD burner which I know is working (I just used Norton Ghost to image my machine to DVD), but I can't find a simple example of how to burn a data disc. I have some experience with linux (Debian,RH, Fedora) but have always relied on the gnome gui a bit too much...burning a cd was as easy as burn:/// in nautilus. I tried installing k3b a little while back, ran into various Qt errors, and ended up re-building my box. Now that I have KnoppMyth back, I like fvwm and don't want to install gnome or kde....I just want something that will let me move my transcoded /nuvexported files to disc. ...no menus, no mythtv modules, just a simple command to copy data to a disc. I've done a little research, and I know theres a lot of tools out there, but everything seems too complex for what I'm trying to do. Most of my research leads me to instructions on how to create menus on dvd, assuming you already know how to get the files there. Is it mkisofs that I want? I imagine it's very simple, but as I said I can't find a simple explaination. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance..

....I forgot to mention I'm using a Hauppuage wintv401 card (software encoding). I've read that part of the docs before, but unless I'm mis-reading it, it's not what I'm asking. In the both examples it uses mpeg2 files, I have mpeg4 .nuvs. Also, it is creating an iso file so that it will be playable in a standalone dvd player....I don't need this. The very first line says "The easiest thing to do is to simply burn the MythTV files onto the DVD and treat the DVD as if it were a hard drive." What part of the included script (if any) takes care of this part? Again, I don't want to do any transcoding, authoring etc.

I take it this means you just want to use the DVD as a data storage disk?

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Yes, that is exactly what I'm wanting to do. I guess my confusion comes from the numerous dvd writing tools, most of which look to be designed for creating menus, converting other types of video to mpeg 1-2, and which assume you already know how to copy data to the disk. My question is simply: Which dvd writing utility should I start with knowing that I just want store data for now, and that the more simple it is the better? Thanks for the patience.

I tend to use k3b on my workstation with the DVD burner.

A word of warning, the ISO filesystem used to burn CDs and DVDs can't handle "large" files. Most video recordings meet this definition of large. I was trying to do almost exactly what you're talking about and created several coasters learning this. This is why the standard video DVD format breaks the recording up into a number of files seperate for both sound and video...

Thanks....I'm hesitant to use k3b though, as last time I tried to install it I ran into apt issues similar to what you get when installing xine, only with a lot more files. After doing the dpkg --force routine the install completed, but I ended up with qt errors that were a bit beyond my understanding. After researching more, I think I'm leaning towards giving dvdrecord a try. So I guess the simple answer is "There is no simple answer". Just out of curiosity, do you run k3b with fvwm as a window manager? Thanks again for the input.

I don't run k3b on my KnoppMyth box, I run it on a different machine, my workstation (vs. my set top box), because the workstation is currently the only one that has a DVD burner. The workstation is running Mandrake with a pretty vanilla KDE desktop.

I seem to remember having to update the version of k3b to get one that had DVD support. I've also used dvdrecord, nautilus, growisofs, x-cd-roast, ... More often than not I generate the ISO FS ahead of time myself using mkisofs and then use the various utilities to copy the image to the DVD.

I've never used a gui for DVD burning. Might give it a go one day though.

normally I'd




full details of what to use and how to set it up are here

Thanks, that's just what I was looking for.

me too! after several days of fighting with cdrecord, dvdrecord since they are used by mythburn growisofs finally let me simply burn data to a DVD!

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