Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.0

Part XII. Multimedia

CD-Writing utilities

This chapter contains information on CD-writing utilities in Linux.

Additional sources of information include:

Cdrtools-2.01

Introduction to Cdrtools

The Cdrtools package contains CD recording utilities. These are useful for reading, creating or writing (burning) Compact Discs.

Package information

Installation of Cdrtools

[Note]

Note

Installation of Cdrtools will fail if raw kernel headers are found in /usr/src/linux either as actual files or a symlink. As of the Linux 2.6 kernel series, this directory should no longer exist because appropriate headers were installed in the linux-libc-headers package during the base LFS installation.

Install Cdrtools by running the following commands: 

make INS_BASE=/usr DEFINSUSR=root DEFINSGRP=root

Now, as the root user: 

make INS_BASE=/usr DEFINSUSR=root DEFINSGRP=root install

Command explanations

INS_BASE=/usr: This parameter moves the install directory from /opt/schily to /usr.

DEFINSUSR=root DEFINSGRP=root: These parameters install all programs with root:root ownership instead of the default bin:bin.

Contents

Installed Programs: cdda2wav, cdrecord, devdump, isodebug, isodump, isoinfo, isovfy, mkhybrid, mkisofs, readcd, rscsi, scgcheck, skel
Installed Libraries: libdeflt.a, libedc_ecc.a, libfile.a, libhfs.a, libparanoia.a, librscg.a, libscg.a, libschily.a, libunls.a
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

cdda2wav

converts Compact Disc audio into WAV sound files.

cdrecord

records audio or data Compact Discs.

devdump

is a diagnostic program used to dump an ISO-9660 device or file in hex.

isodebug

is used to display the command-line parameters used to create an ISO-9660 image.

isodump

is a diagnostic program used to dump a device or file based on ISO-9660.

isoinfo

is used to analyze or list an ISO-9660 image.

isovfy

is used to verify an ISO-9660 image.

mkhybrid

is a symbolic link to mkisofs used to create ISO-9660/HFS hybrid filesystem images.

mkisofs

is used to create ISO-9660/JOLIET/HFS filesystem images, optionally with Rock Ridge attributes.

readcd

reads or writes Compact Discs.

rscsi

is a remote SCSI manager.

scgcheck

is used to check and verify the Application Binary Interface of libscg.

libscg.a

is a highly portable SCSI transport library.