CD Images

CD images hold all of the CD information including the file partition information, data, and information such as titles and copyright information. You can create CD images with the mkisofs command. First create a directory with all of the files that you want on the CD. This directory will become the root directory on the CD. If your root directory was called cdrom/ then you would use this command to create the CD image:

bash$ mkisofs -J -T -r -nobak -hide-joliet-trans-tbl -o image.iso cdrom/

If you want to put in information about the CD such as titles, copyright, and bibliography information you can create a file called .mkisofsrc in the directory that your cdrom/ directory is in. Here is a sample .mkisofsrc file:

#The application identifier should describe the application that will be on
#the  disc.   There is space on the disc for 128 characters of information.
#May be overridden using the -A command line option.
APPI=My First CD
#
#The copyright information, often the name of a file on the disc containing
#the  copyright  notice.   There  is space in the disc for 37 characters of
#information.  May be overridden using the -copyright command line  option.
COPY=Copyright 2001, Bob
#
#The  abstract information, often the name of a file on the disc containing
#an abstract.  There is space in the disc for 37 characters of information.
#May be overridden using the -abstract command line option.
ABST=This is my first CD
#
#The  bibliographic  information, often the name of a file on the disc con-
#taining a bibliography.  There is space in the disc for 37  characters  of
#information.  May be overridden using the -bilio command line option.
BIBL=Bob
#
#This  should  describe  the  preparer of the CDROM, usually with a mailing
#address and phone number.  There is space on the disc for  128  characters
#of information.  May be overridden using the -p command line option.
PREP=Bob (bob@bob.org)
#
#This  should  describe  the publisher of the CDROM, usually with a mailing
#address and phone number.  There is space on the disc for  128  characters
#of information.  May be overridden using the -P command line option.
PUBL=Bob Publishing
#
#The  System  Identifier.   There is space on the disc for 32 characters of
#information.  May be overridden using the -sysid command line option.
SYSI=Linux Red Hat 7.1
#
#The Volume Identifier.  There is space on the disc for  32  characters  of
#information.  May be overridden using the -V command line option.
#This shows up under the icon in Windows 2000
VOLI=Bob CD #1
#
#The  Volume  Set  Name.   There is space on the disc for 128 characters of
#information.  May be overridden using the -volset command line option.