How to Erase Rewritable CD in ubuntu
If you want to erase a rewritable Disk in ubuntu use the following command from your terminal
Procedure to follow
1. unmount cd/dvd
2. list the available drives using the following command
cdrecord -scanbus
this shows something like:
scsibus0:
0,0,0 0) ‘HL-DT-ST’ ‘RW/DVD GCC-4481B’ ‘1.05? Removable CD-ROM
0,1,0 1) ‘TSSTcorp’ ‘CDDVDW SH-S202J ‘ ‘SB01? Removable CD-ROM
0,2,0 2) *
note the first 3 numbers (0,0,0 for the first dvd drive)
3. Run the following comamnd from your terminal
cdrecord dev=0,0,0 blank=all
OR
cdrecord dev=0,0,0 blank=fast
Source from here
Brasero have a option too
Yea, I don’t know why UbuntuGeek had to go “complicated” on this one. Simply throw the disk in, open up Brasero, go to Tools > Blank. You can choose between fast or normal blanking.
Or right click when it mounts on desktop and choose blank disc.