On 11/3/05, Peter Reed <mrdeadworry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>>>I am looking for an easy way of making a iso DVD. Could someone please > >>>>>>give me some advice? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>k3b will do it. It's under Tools. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>Thanks, Bob and John. K3b seems to be useless, as one needs a ready > >>>>iso file, and what I am looking for, it is a simple way of producing > >>>>the iso file. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>In k3b click on File> New Project > New Data DVD Project > >>> > >>>Drag and drop your files to the DVD window and then when you click > >>>burn, only create the ISO. > >>> > >>>Done it and it works. > >>> > >>>If you mean a DVD as in Movie with the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS > >>>directories, that is authoring the DVD more than creating the ISO. > >>> > >>> > >>True, k3b does produce an iso DVD, however not bootable... Can one use > >>k3b to make it bootable when copied into a DVD disk? > > > >"Easy" probably not. Supposedly mkisofs can create DVD iso images, but > >I've never tried it. Take a look at the man pages for mkisofs and > >mkbootdisk. There is an explanation on making bootable CDs (man > >mkisofs), but it's rather complicated (at least to me). > > > >I did not see a k3b option, but not all of the options are displayed > >running it under gnome. > > > In K3b Settings, Writing, there is a check box under Projects, Data > Project Add system files. Thanks to all again. Meanwhile, I found out a script that does what I was wanting, and my problem has vanished. Paul
