You should have downloaded the 'iso' images which can then be burned directly onto Cd's which will automatically be bootable. here is a list of FTP servers you can get the iso images from http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftptmp/1016406720.d2f1033d19306e7e8903fa1e3eaee8a0.php#iso
Here are instructions on how to burn an iso image using Windows applications http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/howtos/iso/howtoisoen.html Once you have your discs burned insert CD#1 and configure your BIOS to boot from CD. Everything is then automatic and you will be guided through the install. Before you start defrag your Windows drive and be sure to UNCHECK the box where windows defragger offers to order programs to start faster. If you do not do this then you cannot be sure that Linux will be able to find a large enough contiguous area of disc in which to create a linux partition. At the very least you need CD #1, but CD#2 contains some very useful stuff CD#3 IMHO you can mostly do without. derek On Sunday 17 March 2002 20:16, Wally wrote: > Hi. > > I downloaded Mandrake 8.1 last night. I'd like to turn the 1.7gig directory > tree into a bunch of CDs so that I can install it on a separate machine. It > looks like nearly all of the download (1.57gig) is RPMs, but I don't know > which are vital to the install, and which are extras. > > How do I make a set of 3 CDs which will, presumably, match the 3-CD > distribution? Can I make CD1 bootable? (The downloaded files are presently > on a W2k machine, no network, no ready-built Linux systems). > > TIA, > > Wally
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