Using MOAT's CD-R

One of the machines in the MOAT racks, "naice2.nlanr.net", is equipped with a CD recorder. This is a collection of information and scripts meant to facilitate the quick and easy creation of data CD's.

Information Available

The following resources are here to help you:

• Background Info

  General introductory information on MOAT's CD-R, and a quick primer on some general aspects of recording CDs.

• Burning Instructions

  Specific instructions and command-lines to take you through the creation process.

• Quick Start Instructions

  Raw command lines, for the impatient.

• Scripts

  Some useful scripts to help creating ISO9660 filesystems, testing them, and burning them to CD's.

• CDR Media Notes

  Notes on various types of media we've used, our successes and failures with it, and anything else worth mentioning.

More general information on CD-R's can be found at the following locations:

• CD-Recordable FAQ
  This extensive FAQ is a great source of information.

This site is maintained by Jeff Brown; reachable at jabrown(at)nlanr.net.