User:Lynnae/Disk Burning

We generally use Brasero to test CD/DVD writing, although it will occasionally fail. If this happens, then we use another writing utility called K3b. If the drive is a DVD-RW, you only need to test writing to DVD.


 * Blank Disk

For Brasero For K3b
 * 1) Select Tools >> Blank.
 * 2) Make sure Fast Blanking is selected and click Blank.
 * 1) Select Format (Near the top of the window, or through Tools >> Format/Erase rewritable disk...
 * 2) Make sure Quick Format is selected and click Start.

If either program cannot successfully blank a disc but manages to successfully burn to disc, then we'll include a note in the printme to indicate as much.


 * Burn Disk

For Brasero:
 * 1) Open up Brasero Disc Burning (under Applications >> Sound & Video)
 * 2) Click Data Project
 * 3) Click the green + symbol (near the top left of the window) and select examples.desktop.
 * 4) Click Burn on the lower right-hand corner.
 * 5) A new window will appear with a few options.  If available, select User burnproof and Burn the image directly without saving it to disk and click Burn.
 * 6) When a disk is done, verify that it contains the files you wrote to it by inserting the disc and checking out what pops up.

For K3b:
 * 1) Check that K3b is installed.  Look for it under Applications >> Sound & Video, and select it if it's there.
 * 2) * If K3b isn't listed, you can install it by searching for  in the Ubuntu Software Center, or by typing   into a terminal.
 * 3) Select New Data Project (near the bottom of the window, or through File >> New Project >> New Data Project).
 * 4) Double-click examples.desktop in the top-right window pane so that it appears in the bottom window pane.
 * 5) Click Burn, and then click Burn again on the window that pops up.
 * 6) When a disk is done, verify that it contains the files you wrote to it by inserting the disc and checking out what pops up.