How to Install a CDRW on a Sun Workstation

Follow these steps to install the software to burn cdroms on a Sun Workstation

You will need to have a copy of Solaris 8 rev date 8/01 or higher.

1. With the power off, connect the CDRW into the Sun workstation
2. Turn the system on
3. Load the CDRW software
• Insert the Software Supplement For Solaris 8 Operating Evnironment into the Sun
• Login as root
• In a terminal window type:
  • cd /cdrom/cdrom0
  • ./installer
• When the installer window appears, select custom installation and select cdrw_1.0
4. Go to the OK prompt by typing init 0
5. Type boot -r
6. Once the system has boot up login and place a blank cdrom into the drive
7. Open a termial window and type: cdrw -l
8. If everything is working, the system should report that it recongnizes the cdrw.

To make a CD

1. You first need to make a directory that you want all of your image files to be place and burn from
• example: /export/home/cd_imagefiles
2. To make a image file you need to use the mkisofs command in a termial
• mkisofs -d -D -f -l -L -N -r -V somename -o /export/home/cd_imagefiles/somename.raw /yourdatadirectory
3. This will create the image somename.raw and keep you informed of its progress
4. To burn a cd, place a blank cdrw into the drive, if there is not one there now
5. In a termial window use the cdrw command:
• cdrw -i /export/home/cd_imagesfiles/somename.raw
6. You should now have a burn a cd that can be viewed in any platform, PC, SUN, MAC, etc...