The 1st CD is always bootable. Just set your BIOS to look at your CD-ROM first and off you go. It'll pull the installer, some packages, etc. off of there.
----- Original Message ----- From: "eric huff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 11:18 PM Subject: [newbie] Why ISO? was: 9.1 final has been released > I am very new to linux, and am trying to figure out why ISO images are > needed. I searched around, but too many hits... > > Is the purpose of using an ISO image simply that you can boot from the CD > and have it reformat the drive? > > Shouldn't there be a way to have a "boot cd" that would then use info from > another cd to install? > The reason i ask is that i have seen people having issues burning the cd > properly from an ISO image... > > thanks for any insight, > huff > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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