At Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:32:40 -0400 (EDT) CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I am trying to put the dvd iso image of CentOS-5.4 onto a DVD. I
> have an LG multi-writer installed. I have used this device on this
> host to created CDs in the past but this is my first attempt at
> creating a dvd.
>
> When I put a blank DVD-R media in the drive then I see a desktop
> icon for "CD-ROM Disc" created. When I open the bittorent folder
This means that the DVD-R you inserted has something on it already. A
truely blank DVD-R won't give you an icon since there is no file system
that can be mounted.
> and click on the iso image "CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso" then I am
> prompted to open the image with "CD/DVD Creator". When I do this
> then I get a new window opened with the image file in the lower
> portion and an entry at the top labelled:
>
> CD/DVS Creator Folder and a button labled "Write to Disc"
>
>
> When I click on write to disc I am prompted to either create from
> image or create from file. I select image and am propted for the
> speed. I select maximum possible (the default) and press the write
> button. I get this error:
>
> Insert a rewritable or blank disc
>
> Please put a disc, with at least 4.3 GiB free, into the drive. The
> following disc types are supported:
> DVD+R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
>
> I get the same thing if I use a DVD-RAM. What is going on? I have
> used the same model dvd writer on a MSWindows stations and have
> created readible dvds therefrom.
>
> Any ideas on how to proceed?
I'd just use cdrecord from the command line, but that is just me.
>
>
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