Questions[brasero](ubuntu)

I am trying to burn an audio CD using Brasero. With all albums I've tried to burn, Brasero gets stuck at Normalizing tracks:

I have an old computer that can't handle a boot stick install, so i have to create an actual, old fashioned boot CD.

However, the image size for Ubuntu 12.04 is 732MB, which is too large for a CD, which can hold only 700MB.

The maintainers of Ubuntu 12.04 say the image size will never go over 700MB, and indeed, the download size seemed to be 689MB.

Brasero says it won't burn the CD because the file is too big, what's going on?

Is there any option in brasero to disable the checksum feature in brasero? It slows down the burning.

It seems I have found directions for using brasero to rip a CD to .iso file, but according to that, brasero is three(3) kinds of broken.

1. recording image as cdrdao does not work, even after reinstalling both brasero and cdrdao. Brasero closes (crashes?) with assertion error.
2. same with trying to rip to a .cue file.
3. There is no option for ripping to a .iso file.

What gives? I mean, what should I do? I really want .cue and .iso files, but I don't know what to think about cdrdao. Thanks.

Update: This is an audio CD. Do those make good .iso files?

I have to present an assessment for my Uni course in the form of a DVD movie (so it can be played on a DVD player) but so far, Brasero doesn't seem to be doing it. For example, I left it for over an hour today (as it said it was burning) and the DVD came out empty.

Other times, it flat out says it cannot burn the DVD. I am running Ubuntu 10.10, I have ubuntu restricted extras installed and the Medibuntu packages that allow me to watch DVDs.

Any ideas?