Writing your data to DVD

Writing your data to DVD

To burn your data to DVD login as the experimental user to the data U linux system (useepc2). At a terminal window type:

burngui

This will bring up a window that looks like:

Initial DVD Burn dialog.

If you only want to burn some of your runs:

Select the "Select Runs" radio button.
enter the number of the first run to save.
optionally enter the number of the last run to save. (If omitted, this defaults to the highest numbered run).

Once you accept these settings by clicking the Burn button, you will see the Burngui log window. This window displays output that shows the progress the preparation to burn the data to DVD as well as the burn operations themselves.

Burn log window

First a set of directories are constructed that will appear on the burned disk. At this time, if necessary, the data are divided amongst multiple DVD's.
Second, ISO image files are built, one for each output DVD.
You are then prompted to put blank DVD's in the burner as needed to burn the data to each dvd.

Prompt for a disk

When the burn is complete, the Cancel button on the log window will turn into a Dismiss button. Check the log window carefully for errors.

Report documentation errors to Ron Fox (fox@nscl.msu.edu)or NSCL's Bugzilla page

Writing your data to DVD