Looking for an easy way of making a iso DVD

[Bob Chiodini]

On Fri, 2005-11-04 at 11:55 -0800, Paul Smith wrote:
> On 11/3/05, Peter Reed <mrdeadworry at crosspaths.net> wrote:
> > >>>>>>I am looking for an easy way of making a iso DVD. Could someone please
> > >>>>>>give me some advice?
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>k3b will do it.  It's under Tools.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>Thanks, Bob and John. K3b seems to be useless, as one needs a ready
> > >>>>iso file, and what I am looking for, it is a simple way of producing
> > >>>>the iso file.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>In k3b click on  File> New Project > New Data DVD Project
> > >>>
> > >>>Drag and drop your files to the DVD window and then when you click
> > >>>burn, only create the ISO.
> > >>>
> > >>>Done it and it works.
> > >>>
> > >>>If you mean a DVD as in Movie with the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS
> > >>>directories, that is authoring the DVD more than creating the ISO.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>True, k3b does produce an iso DVD, however not bootable... Can one use
> > >>k3b to make it bootable when copied into a DVD disk?
> > >
> > >"Easy" probably not.  Supposedly mkisofs can create DVD iso images, but
> > >I've never tried it.  Take a look at the man pages for mkisofs and
> > >mkbootdisk.  There is an explanation on making bootable CDs (man
> > >mkisofs), but it's rather complicated (at least to me).
> > >
> > >I did not see a k3b option, but not all of the options are displayed
> > >running it under gnome.
> > >
> > In K3b Settings, Writing, there is a check box under Projects, Data
> > Project Add system files.
> 
> Thanks to all again. Meanwhile, I found out a script that does what I
> was wanting, and my problem has vanished.
> 
> Paul
> 

Paul,

Can you post it or a link to it?  I'd be interested in seeing how it was
done.

Bob...