Other Help Topics :: booting cd-rw?
I do all my testing on CD-RWs, they work fine with cdrecord.
In my case the command is:
cdrecord dev=0,0,0 blank=fast; cdrecord dev=0,0,0 speed=4 -dao -v damnsall-x.x.x.iso
Here's a nice howto:
http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/coasterless.htm
original here.