Comments on: Burn DVDs and CDs from the command line http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2009/08/burn-dvds-and-cds-from-the-command-line/ Windows Network Administration Software Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:32:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Steve Wiseman http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2009/08/burn-dvds-and-cds-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Steve Wiseman Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:11:28 +0000 http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/?p=881#comment-443 Thanks Ivan, and Tymek, I will check them both out. Thanks Ivan, and Tymek, I will check them both out.

]]> By: Ivan http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2009/08/burn-dvds-and-cds-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Ivan Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:55:21 +0000 http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/?p=881#comment-442 There's a Microsoft utility called CDIMAGE.EXE (107 KB), it's a "Microsft internal use only", you can Google it and get it, it seems to be free. I'm not sure if it can be found on a Resource Kit somewhere. There’s a Microsoft utility called CDIMAGE.EXE (107 KB), it’s a “Microsft internal use only”, you can Google it and get it, it seems to be free.

I’m not sure if it can be found on a Resource Kit somewhere.

]]> By: Tymek Ł. http://www.intelliadmin.com/index.php/2009/08/burn-dvds-and-cds-from-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Tymek Ł. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:08:04 +0000 http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/?p=881#comment-441 Hallo, actually these are great tools :) for this kind of platform - thanks for the article. According to Your question "Anyone know of a free way to do this?" - I'm glad that i can answer that positively. The soft is on OSS license (more liberal than GPL). Since about 10 years, to create images consistent ISO9660/Joliet/RockRidge/UDF/HFS standards I'm using a free cmdline tool called mkisofs - a brother of the cdrecord from the cdrtools package - there are even some third party binaries available for Win/x86 Platform - give it a try :) ! Mkisofs have many, many parameters/switches available that can help You create exactly the image You want. You can add any boot image to the ISO (for any weird architecture You could possibly find) eg.: -sparc-boot, -sunx86-boot, -alpha-boot, -hppa-{...}, -mips-boot, -mipsel-boot. Switches explained: http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl8_mkisofs.htm Before K3B had been released i used to run mkisofs with a parameter that gives the number of sectors that will be used on a media by the ISO image '-print-size' - this helps You burn the directories in half of the time via a pipeline "stdout of mkisofs | stdin of cdrecord". Yes the POSIX pipes are also available in cmd.exe on MS_Win :) but i wouldn't count on them ;> I hope I could help You. Best regards and thanks again for the {CD/DVD}burn info! -- Tim Ł. Hallo,
actually these are great tools :) for this kind of platform – thanks for the article.

According to Your question
“Anyone know of a free way to do this?” -
I’m glad that i can answer that positively. The soft is on OSS license (more liberal than GPL).

Since about 10 years, to create images consistent ISO9660/Joliet/RockRidge/UDF/HFS standards I’m using a free cmdline tool called mkisofs – a brother of the cdrecord from the cdrtools package – there are even some third party binaries available for Win/x86 Platform – give it a try :) !

Mkisofs have many, many parameters/switches available that can help You create exactly the image You want.
You can add any boot image to the ISO (for any weird architecture You could possibly find) eg.: -sparc-boot, -sunx86-boot, -alpha-boot, -hppa-{…}, -mips-boot, -mipsel-boot.
Switches explained: http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl8_mkisofs.htm

Before K3B had been released i used to run mkisofs with a parameter that gives the number of sectors that will be used on a media by the ISO image ‘-print-size’ – this helps You burn the directories in half of the time via a pipeline “stdout of mkisofs | stdin of cdrecord”.
Yes the POSIX pipes are also available in cmd.exe on MS_Win :) but i wouldn’t count on them ;>

I hope I could help You.

Best regards and thanks again for the {CD/DVD}burn info!

– Tim Ł.

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