you can use easy cd creator, but a program that most use for this operation
( if you have windows, i think ) is CdrWin.
----- Original Message -----
From: Hugo GONZALEZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 10:46 AM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO image
> I am using HP Easy CD Creator, that according to what I read I did a test
file with an ".iso" extension. I double clicked on it and Easy CD Creator
executes to burn a ISO image.
>
> Thanks everyone!!!
>
> I am only twenty-someting hours away from the completion of Mandrake 7.1
ISO image download.
>
> Hugo.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Charles A Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 2:29 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO image
> >
> >
> >Hugo
> > What program will you be using to burn the ISO.
> >
> > Charles
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Chris Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 8:39 PM
> >Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO image
> >
> >
> >> Once you burn it its just automatically bootable. I think.
> >> How to burn one? I think Mandrake said Easy-cd creator would
> >> burn em'.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Hugo GONZALEZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 1:07 PM
> >> Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO image
> >>
> >>
> >> > 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
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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