[GLLUG] Re: burning cds

[Jolyon Michael Vincent]

Brian Craft writes: 

> Seth Seger wrote:
>> Hi, I'm a linux newbie, and I'm trying to explore as
>> many different distros as possible, and learn as much
>> as I can.
<<SNIP>>
>>  Is it
>> better/easier to just burn cds this way?  How would I
>> do that?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks! 
>> 

> Put in a blank CD into your CD-ROM Burner drive.  Launch K3b and then 
> click on Tools/CD/Burn CD image. 
> 
> A window will open up that will allow you to burn the .iso image into a 
> usable format on the CD.
> -- 
> Brian Craft

me 2! except my problem is that I need to back up data on a dual dvd drive. 
The ONLY place I have found that even has DVD-RW is at Erickson hall at MSU. 
This lab is open to the public; you do not have to be a student to use it. 
For that, I am grateful. Still, I don't know where to find a dual sided 
burner. I can't afford to buy a drive myself (even single sided) but I do 
have a stack of 25 dvd-r blanks that I want to use to back up my data. Would 
it be possible to use these same general-spec dvds to burn on a dual sided 
drive?
Do you or anyone you know have had any experience burning double sided dvds? 

I'm trying to backup my 160gb HDD, I have had problems with finding a viable 
solution to backing up this much data without purchasing another drive of 
equal size. I think that at a dollar a dvd, using ds-dvds would be a 
reasonable alternative. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't you get about 
4.7gb per side? so if I figure on backing up even just 120gb, I could 
probably do it with the stack of blanks I have now (assuming I can use them 
for dual-sided drives). 


My mind is wandering--I'll stop now and wait for your reply.