#get the vobs vobcopy -i /mnt/dvd -m #the vobs must be in capital for mkisofs to work # and must not exceed eth 4.3gb limit # or you'll have to use a dual layer dvd to burn them on or shrink it with k9copy can i do this from command line which tools ? #make an iso image mkisofs -dvd-video -o dvd.iso /path/of/your/vob/files # burn to dvd growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/hdc=dvd.iso #hdc dvd device #directly with out the iso stage growisofs -dvd-video -udf -Z /dev/hdc dvd/ #dvd/= path to your vob files #or mkisofs -dvd-video -udf dvd/ | builtin_dd of=/dev/hdc obs=32k seek=0 #or if the vob files are still in lower case this worked growisofs -dvd-compat -udf -Z /dev/hdc dvd/ #/dev/hdc=your dvd player #dvd/= path to your vob files