On 04/15/2010 11:10 AM, Kahlil Hodgson wrote: > On 15/04/10 09:58, david walcroft wrote: >> I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos >> before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far >> to burn one has produced coasters,what do I do to get an image. > > I've had graphical apps give me coasters on occasion. From the command > line you can try: > > growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd=CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso > > (yes the syntax is a bit silly) > > Kal > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos I tried your command but this error came up [david at reddwarf ~]$ growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd=rpm/CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso :-( /dev/dvd: media is not recognized as recordable DVD: 0 I used a dvd-rw and a dvd-rw-dl with the same results. Thanks david