----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:33 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] cdrecord and bootable cd
> Check your bios and make sure your boot order puts the cd rom before the > hard drive. (for example, my boot device order is floppy, cdrom, hard > drive, other ATA devices) If the hard drive is before the cdrom it won't > boot from the cd without a floppy. Hope that fixes it for ya! :-) > > > Jerry > > > "New hat? Forget it." --Laurie Anderson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ross Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 5:34 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] cdrecord and bootable cd > > > > On Sunday 09 June 2002 12:15, Gerald Waugh wrote: > > > I am using cdrecord to cut a bootable iso image to a CD > > > Only the CD I burn will not boot.. I used the following; > > > # cdrecord -v dev=0,0,0 speed=4 botablet-image.iso > > > > > > The CD looks normal when I mount and ls the contents. > > > I put it in a system to boot, and the drive activity led flashes a few > > > timea and the PC goes ahead and boots from the hard drive. > > > > > > I have a CD cut by a friend of mine, of a similar iso, using Nero, it > will > > > boot. > > > > > > What could I be doing wrong? > > > TIA > > > > Did your friend use a similar or the identical iso to cut the disk that > works? > > > > If it was not an identical one, is botablet-image.iso one that you have > made > > yourself using mkisofs? > > > > If so then this could maybe be the place to start looking. > > /usr/share/doc/mkisofs-1.15/README.eltorito > > could be of help to you. > > > > HTH > > Ross > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > >
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