Burn an ISO file with Grafburn

Grafburn is a handy lightweight program for burning CDs and DVDs. Grafburn is part of the standard TinyMe applications. In some other Linux distributions, you can install Grafburn through the standard program management tool that is used by that distributions (like Synaptic).

To start Grafburn, go to the Menu→ Accessories→ Burn iso file.

If you start Grafburn for the first time, a dialogue window will show the message that GrafBurn must be configured first. Click OK.

Click on the Devices tab

You will see the devices Grafburn auto-detected, usually /dev/hdc, if that's right, go-ahead and click OK. If not, and you have another device connected, start the cdburner wizard by clicking the cdburner wizard button.

The cdburner wizard will ask you for the root-password, fill in the password of root and click OK.

The cdburner wizard will start, click on the icon behind the drive in need of changing, in this case the 'burner drive'.

A window pops up, click on the arrow behind the installed device and look for and choose the device you want Grafburn to use. Click OK

Now click Exit to close the wizard.

For burning iso files we strongly advise you to use the slowest speed possible. Grafburn is set to the highest possible burn speed by default.

Choose the lowest burning speed in order to avoid errors during the burning proccess ! And click OK to close the wizard.

You have now finished configuring Grafburn and will be shown Grafburn's Welcome screen.

Just click OK and a window will appear where you will be able to browse to and choose the iso-file you want Grafburn to burn to CD/DVD.

Browse to and click on the iso-file to burn and click OK.

Choose the type CD or DVD you will be using. If you are using a rewritable medium, you can leave the multisession box checked.

Click OK and the burning session will start. Grafburn will eject your CD/DVD after the burning proccess is completed, and show a window were you can still decide to either burn another CD/DVD or quit!

If you'd like to know about how to install TinyMe onto your computer's hard drive, go to: install