DVD Operations in Linux

by Ramesh

How to burn a dvd ?

  1. Syntax: growisofs -dvd-compat -Z {device-path}={iso-file}
  1. # growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvdrw=data.iso
  2.  
  3.     Executing 'builtin_dd if=data.iso of=/dev/dvdrw obs=32k seek=0'
  4.     /dev/dvdrw: "Current Write Speed" is 2.0x1352KBps.
  5.     builtin_dd: 192*2KB out @ average infx1352KBps
  6.     /dev/dvdrw: flushing cache
  7.     /dev/dvdrw: writing lead-out

How to blank a DVD – RW ?

  1. Syntax: dvd+rw-format -force {device-file-path}    
  2.  
  3. # dvd+rw-format -force /dev/dvdrw
  4.  
  5.     * BD/DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by , version 7.0.
  6.     * 4.7GB DVD-RW media in Restricted Overwrite mode detected.
  7.     * formatting 86.2%

How to write a multisession DVD ?

First create the iso and burning can be done normally as explained above. There is no need to create a second ISO, you can directly specify which files to be appended to DVD.

  1. Syntax: 
  2.   -M to merge a new session
  3.   Final argument indicates the files to be appended.
  4.  
  5. # growisofs -dvd-compat -M /dev/dvdrw -R -J t1/
  6.  
  7.     Executing 'mkisofs -C 16,560 -M /dev/fd/3 -R -J t1/ | builtin_dd of=/dev/dvdrw obs=32k seek=35'
  8.     I: -input-charset not specified, using utf-8 (detected in locale settings)
  9.     Rock Ridge signatures found
  10.     Total translation table size: 0
  11.     Total rockridge attributes bytes: 404
  12.     Total directory bytes: 0
  13.     Path table size(bytes): 10
  14.     Max brk space used 0
  15.     742 extents written (1 MB)
  16.     /dev/dvdrw: "Current Write Speed" is 2.0x1352KBps.
  17.     builtin_dd: 192*2KB out @ average infx1352KBps
  18.     /dev/dvdrw: flushing cache
  19.     /dev/dvdrw: copying volume descriptor(s)
  20.     /dev/dvdrw: flushing cache
  21.     /dev/dvdrw: reloading tray