On 10/20/2009 10:44 AM Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote: > 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. I use k3b also and it works pretty good most of the time. When it doesn't, I use cdrecord from the command line. I've tried the gnome burner, but could never figure out how to get it to work. The UI needs more work IMO.