On Fri, 2005-11-04 at 11:55 -0800, Paul Smith wrote: > 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 > Paul, Can you post it or a link to it? I'd be interested in seeing how it was done. Bob...
