Alles op de command-line (CLI), uiteraard!

Kijk allereerst hoe de CD/DVD eruit ziet:

michelle@zeil:~$ sudo isoinfo -d -i /dev/cdrom | grep -i -E 'block size|volume size' 
Logical block size is: 2048
Volume size is: 327867

De getallen die hieruit komen kun je vervolgens invullen in het commando dd:

michelle@zeil:~$ sudo dd if=/dev/cdrom of=test.iso bs=<Logical block size> count=<Volume size>

En als je een nieuwe versie hebt (⇒ 8.24) van coreutils kan er zelfs een progress-indicator bij:

michelle@zeil:~$ sudo dd if=/dev/cdrom of=test.iso bs=<Logical block size> count=<Volume size> status=progress

Op de meeste systemen staat het pakket cdrkit al geinstalleerd en daarin vindt je `wodim`, de opvolger van het vroegere `cdrecord`. Daarmee kun je eenvoudig een CD bakken. Allereerst is het handig om te kijken of je drive het gewenst type schijfje ondersteund, dus:

michelle@zeil:~$ sudo wodim -prcap dev=/dev/cdrom
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 5
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   : 
Vendor_info    : 'Optiarc '
Identification : 'DVD RW AD-7170S '
Revision       : '1.02'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
 
Drive capabilities, per MMC-3 page 2A:
 
  Does read CD-R media
  Does write CD-R media
  Does read CD-RW media
  Does write CD-RW media
  Does read DVD-ROM media
  Does read DVD-R media
  Does write DVD-R media
  Does read DVD-RAM media
  Does write DVD-RAM media
  Does support test writing
 
  Does read Mode 2 Form 1 blocks
  Does read Mode 2 Form 2 blocks
  Does read digital audio blocks
  Does restart non-streamed digital audio reads accurately
  Does support Buffer-Underrun-Free recording
  Does read multi-session CDs
  Does read fixed-packet CD media using Method 2
  Does not read CD bar code
  Does read R-W subcode information
  Does not return R-W subcode de-interleaved and error-corrected
  Does read raw P-W subcode data from lead in
  Does return CD media catalog number
  Does return CD ISRC information
  Does support C2 error pointers
  Does not deliver composite A/V data
 
  Does play audio CDs
  Number of volume control levels: 256
  Does support individual volume control setting for each channel
  Does support independent mute setting for each channel
  Does not support digital output on port 1
  Does not support digital output on port 2
 
  Loading mechanism type: tray
  Does support ejection of CD via START/STOP command
  Does not lock media on power up via prevent jumper
  Does allow media to be locked in the drive via PREVENT/ALLOW command
  Is not currently in a media-locked state
  Does not support changing side of disk
  Does not have load-empty-slot-in-changer feature
  Does not support Individual Disk Present feature
 
  Maximum read  speed:  8467 kB/s (CD  48x, DVD  6x)
  Current read  speed:  8467 kB/s (CD  48x, DVD  6x)
  Maximum write speed:  8467 kB/s (CD  48x, DVD  6x)
  Current write speed:  8467 kB/s (CD  48x, DVD  6x)
  Rotational control selected: CLV/PCAV
  Buffer size in KB: 2048
  Copy management revision supported: 1
  Number of supported write speeds: 6
  Write speed # 0:  8467 kB/s CAV (CD  48x, DVD  6x)
  Write speed # 1:  7056 kB/s CAV (CD  40x, DVD  5x)
  Write speed # 2:  5645 kB/s CAV (CD  32x, DVD  4x)
  Write speed # 3:  4234 kB/s CAV (CD  24x, DVD  3x)
  Write speed # 4:  2822 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD  16x, DVD  2x)
  Write speed # 5:  1411 kB/s CLV/PCAV (CD   8x, DVD  1x)
 
Supported CD-RW media types according to MMC-4 feature 0x37:
  Does write multi speed       CD-RW media
  Does write high  speed       CD-RW media
  Does write ultra high speed  CD-RW media
  Does write ultra high speed+ CD-RW media

Als je er van overtuigd bent dat het goedkomt, dan:

michelle@zeil:~$ sudo wodim -eject -tao speed=8 dev=/dev/sr0 -v -data <bestand>.iso

Je kunt ook de package growisofs gebruiken, dan wordt het als volgt:

michelle@zeil:~$ sudo growisofs -Z /dev/sr0=<bestand>.iso