James B. Byrne 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 > 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? > probably not really the solution you were asking for, but you could try with k3b (yum install k3b). I haven't tried it with the C5.4 iso yet but it usually works great for me.