cdrecord -scanbus help, was Re: [NCLUG] Re: configuring ssh on Ubuntu

[Brett Johnson]

On Wed, 2006-12-13 at 21:17 -0800, S Luke Jones wrote:
> I'm using "Cdrecord-Clone 2.01.01a03 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 
> 1995-2005 Joerg [snip]" and I'm pretty sure that I have a CD recorder 
> (actually a DVD recorder with LightScribe(R) technology) on this system, 
> since I used it to install the bloody OS just a couple of days ago. Hold 
> on. Let me check. Yep. Still there. Front-panel eject button still works 
> and everything.
> 
> But. When I do a "cdrecord -scanbus" so I can then begin the process of 
> re-learning how to burn a CD (it's been like four years since I did that 
> on Linux), I get this message:

So, here's how I burn CDs with my ubuntu/gnome desktop:

1) Use the "Places" menu to navigate to the .iso image I want
2) Right-click on the .iso image, and select "Write to CD..."

Or, if I want to create my own ISO image (i.e. burn a bunch of files to
a CD), I go to the "Places" menu, and select "CD/DVD Creator", then
drag-n-drop the files I want into the resulting window, and then click
the "Write to Disc" button.

Some people just want stuff to be hard ;o)

-- 
Brett Johnson <brett at hp.com>