Look for an option in any of your CD-R programs labeled something like
"Create CD from image."
Hugo GONZALEZ wrote:
>
> Ok, so GRUB can go beyond the cylinder 1024. I am dowloading then the ISO image of
>Mandrake 7.1. I am half the way of completing the download. I looked for a howto on
>burning iso images into CD, but found none. At the places I found something it was
>only a "please refer to your CD-R manual".
>
> What is the procedure to burn an ISO image into a CD to make it bootable? Do I burn
>it just like that?
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Hugo GONZALEZ
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Charles A Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 9:37 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [newbie] Partitioning for Win98 and Linux
> >
> >
> > I also have a Maxtor hd. When I installed it in my system I used the
> >MaxBlast software included with the drive to format it before
> >installing any
> >OS. This software will write code to the hd that will prevent
> >you from being
> >able to use LILO, BootMagic, or the BeOS
> >bootloader. You will have no problem with 7.1 and GRUB.
> >
> > Charles
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Hugo GONZALEZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 10:54 AM
> >Subject: RE: [newbie] Partitioning for Win98 and Linux
> >
> >
> >> My hd is a Maxtor, and I partitioned 10Mb using DOS(Win95)
> >fdisk. I am on
> >my way of downloading the iso images for Mandrake 7.1.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> Hugo GONZALEZ
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >From: Charles A Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> >Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 6:33 AM
> >> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >Subject: Re: [newbie] Partitioning for Win98 and Linux
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > You can always do the install and boot Linux from a floppy
> >> >or upgrade to
> >> >7.1 and use GRUB as the bootloader. It does not suffer from the 1024
> >> >error.You can also move Windows to the end of the drive, it
> >> >will boot from
> >> >anywhere and install Mandrake on the first 10GB.
> >> > One other note. You did not say what brand hd or which tool
> >> >you used to
> >> >formatt. If you used a floppy supplied with the drive then you
> >> >will most
> >> >likly get the 1024 error regardless of where you install LILO.
> >> >
> >> > Charles
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: "Mark Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 1:05 PM
> >> >Subject: Re: [newbie] Partitioning for Win98 and Linux
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Hugo GONZALEZ wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hello everyone.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I had installed Mandrake 7.0 as the single OS on my box.
> >> >No problem at
> >> >all. Then my HD physically crashed and I installed a new one
> >> >with Windows
> >> >98. This new hd is 20Gb big, and initially, when installing
> >> >Win98 I left
> >> >only a partition of 10Gb (9.x Gb), the rest of the disk would
> >> >be for Linux.
> >> >Then I tried to install Mandrake, but DrakX told me that the
> >> >partition for
> >> >Linux is beyond the cylinder 1024, so I quit installation.
> >I surfed the
> >> >internet to read some howtos, but my confusion grew larger. My
> >> >question is:
> >> >can I install Linux without making a /boot partition within
> >> >the cylinder
> >> >1024?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Can I keep my hd like
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >!----------------Win98(10Gb)--------------!!-------------------
> >> >-Linux-------
> >> >-------------!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > or should I go to something like
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >!-/boot-!!-----------------Win98---------------!!--------------
> >> >---Linux-----
> >> >-------------!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Please, if you'd be so kind to clarify this to me.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hugo GONZALEZ
> >> >>
> >> >> Hugo,
> >> >>
> >> >> This is very easy to fix. When you're doing the install and you're
> >> >> partition your HDD for Linux make these partitions.
> >> >>
> >> >> "/boot" = 10Meg
> >> >> "/" (your 'root' partition) = HOwever big your you want
> >according to
> >> >> physical limits
> >> >> SWAP partition = 200 - 300 Meg
> >> >>
> >> >> that's really all there is to it.
> >> >> --
> >> >> Mark
> >> >>
> >> >> I love my Linux box...
> >> >> REASON #1 -- ...it isn't Windows!
> >> >> Registered Linux user #1299563
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
