On Friday 31 January 2003 08:50 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > List, I have a problem : > > I've downloaded an .iso file ( 627MB). It is supposed to be > a Linux-on-CD-demo (VirtualLinux-Mandrake 8.1-style). > > The md5sum is OK. > > I want to create a CD to show off. > > I usually burn music and data without problems. Now, this > one must be bootable, of course. > > Burning seems O.K. - but booting from CD : ignored. > > I've tried : Eroaster, GCombust, Gnome-Toaster, k3b, and > X-CD-Roast. --- To no avail, of course. > > Then, reading man-pages (cdrecord, mkisofs, etc..) : > gobbledygook..... > > O.K. - Back to the Command Line Interface : no luck. > > Searching the archives : even more confused. > > Tried Derek's advice (cdrecord -v -eject speed=4 dev=0,0,0 > -dao Linux-distro-filename.iso) (adjusted for my system) > but *dao* is no option. ( although cddao is installed). > Then cdrecord finished and ejected the plate. Reboot : > back in my old, belovered MDK 9.0. > > Conclusion : How the *H**** can I make this CD bootable ? > > Kaj Haulrich. > =========================================== > Powered by Linux - Mandrake 9.0 > Registered Linux user # 214073 at http://counter.li.org > Source : my 100 % Microsoft-free personal computer. > =========================================== Kaj, I know dumb question, but, are you sure that the bios is set for cdrom as the first boot device? Are you really sure. Then k3b should have done it with " write iso image ". HTH -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842
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