Creating a Data CD
This section will discuss how you can copy files and folders from the mounted filesystem and record them into a CD-R(W). Select the files and folders you want to copy from the Unix Tree in the Data Source window at the top and drag them into the virtual filesystem right panel in the bottom window (the virtual filesystem will have to be selected first in the bottom window). The files and folders in the virtual filesystem can be edited by right-clicking on the mouse. You can create, delete and rename files and directories (folders). You can also provide your own volume name to the data track's volume id (default name is CDROM) by selecting the root entry in the filesystem 's editor left panel and right-clicking it. Select the “Rename VOLUME/Directory” option and choose a new name for the volume.After you have selected all the files you want, you should select the recorder settings parameters as above and then start the recording.
Writing ISO Images
It is possible to copy and store all of the data on a CD in the form of what is known as an ISO image file format. If this ISO image file is then written to a CD, the new CD will be a duplicate of the original one from which the ISO image was created. This provides a convenient way of duplicating a data CD if you can copy or download the ISO image file from another source to the filesystem on your computer.To write ISO images to a CD-R(W), select the ISO image file from the Unix Tree filesystem data source window and drag it into the tracklist panel window in the bottom window. After that ensure that the recording settings are correct and click on the record button at the top to start the burning.
Help
There are many more options and features which GnomeToaster have, e.g. multisession burning, mixing audio and digital data, working with CD-RW media etc. The GnomeToaster documentation should be consulted for these more advanced features. The GnomeToaster User's Guide may be obtained from: http://gnometoaster.rulez.org---------------------------------------
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Tutorial: Using Common Mass Storage Peripherals
1. The Floppy Disk Drive
2. The CD-ROM Drive
3. The USB Mass Storage Device
4. The CD-RW Drive
5. CD-Creator
6. GnomeToaster
