Kyle J. McDonald wrote: > Sarah wrote: > >> Kyle J. McDonald wrote: >> > > >> What methods did you use? I use cdrw to burn >> cd's/dvd's and it works ok. >> > > I used Windows. Both UltraISO, and IBM RecordNow (OEM'd from Sonic.) > Well... iso is a standard so these utilities should just burn the image. But, I have never used them. I am wondering if there is a special set of options or something you have to specify to disable some Windows weirdness. > > >>> On all of them I get: >>> >>> Can't read disk label >>> Can't open disk label package >>> >>> Evaluating: boot cdrom >>> >>> Can't open boot device. >>> >>> > > Does anyone reconize these messages? > > I have never seen them myself. But, it seems pretty clear it cannot read the cd. That somehow the label isn't what is expected. Which makes me suspect that something in the utilities you are using is doing something a little bit off standard. >> After you burn the cd, can you mount it and read >> what's on it? That >> would help in figuring out if it actually has the >> image data on it. >> > > I can see and read the files in Windows yes. > I don't have a Solaris machine anywhere to try it, but I suspect it will be > similiar. > I can try linux though I suppose. > > You might try linux. I have successfully burned lots of cd's of Solaris express and been able to boot and install. The messages you are seeing do not indicate to me that the image is bad, only that the label on the disk is unreadable. And, since your previous email to me indicated that the md5 checksums matched up, I think the images are ok.
sarah
