On Wed, 2006-09-13 at 16:47 +0100, Jonathan Allen wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm looking to write CDs and DVDs with (relatively) important data on them. > I'm building a filetree, using 'mkisofs' to turn that into an ISO image and > then using cdrecord to burn it onto the appropriate media. > > So far, so good. How can I verify that the media has recorded correctly ? > Do I have to mount the media and check each file, or is there some way to > verify the media itself against the ISO image file ? I looked at 'readcd' > but it doesn't appear to do what I want - it actually seems to have some > difficulty reading the CD. Any ideas ? use k3b to write the image to cd/dvd. check the verify option. works fine! john -- cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.