wodim on debian etch

# apt-get install cdrkit-doc genisoimage wodim
# wodim --devices
wodim: Overview of accessible drives (1 found) :
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0 dev='/dev/hdc' rwrw-- : 'LG' 'CD-RW CED-8083B'
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# ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/cdrw
# wodim - < slax-aoe-en-5.1.8-5.iso
wodim: No write mode specified.
wodim: Asuming -tao mode.
wodim: Future versions of wodim may have different drive dependent defaults.
Quickly guessing the name of a drive capable to write CD-R, please wait...
Found /dev/cdrw, assuming dev=/dev/cdrw
Device type : Removable CD-ROM
Version : 0
Response Format: 1
Vendor_info : 'LG '
Identification : 'CD-RW CED-8083B '
Revision : '1.09'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc CD-RW.
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc CD-R/CD-RW driver (mmc_cdr).
Driver flags : MMC SWABAUDIO
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R16 RAW/R96P RAW/R96R
Speed set to 706 KB/s
Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 4.0 in real TAO mode for single session.
Last chance to quit, starting real write 0 seconds. Operation starts.
Track 01: Total bytes read/written: 58882048/58882048 (28751 sectors).
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That looks like a success, I do hope this AOE boot disk is worth the effort :)