Re: A huge THANK YOU!!!!!
On Saturday 08 March 2003 23:27, Kent Stewart wrote: > On Saturday 08 March 2003 07:01 am, Bill Moran wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Citeren Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >>scott mcclellan wrote: > > >>>Was there anything about ISO imaging anywhere that I just missed > > >>> or slipped over without actually reading? I didn't notice > > >>> anything on the FreeBSD site or handbook. > > >> > > >>Unfortunately, I think this is one of those things that it's just > > >>_assumed_ that everybody knows. I've never seen a good > > >> explanation, anywhere of what an iso is and how it should be > > >> handled. > > > > > > If you mean making your own iso image then have a look at "Making > > > Customized Bootable FreeBSD CD/Floppies". As to buring it. I use > > > the same approce as the author of this. I use a Windows computer. > > > > > > :o > > > > That's my point. If you want to know how to create your own CDs > > and build bootable CDs and things like that, there are articles > > everywhere. However, if you're _very_ new and just want to burn an > > iso that you've downloaded, there's no basic introduction to what > > you're doing and how to go about it. > > I'm not sure what is missing here. All of the cdburners that I am > aware of have the ability to burn iso's. I went through one time and > listed where the capability was found on the Windows based ones that > I had used. I have standardized on Nero 5.5 and finding how to burn > an iso image with Nero is one of the more dificult. You almost have > to read the FAQ on their web page. On the rest of the Windows > burners, you can almost double click the *.iso file and it will bring > your CD-ROM burner program up in the burn-image mode. > > The man page for burncd in the examples at the bottom tells you that > the file written to a data CD is an iso image. It even points you to > mkisofs, which is used to make the iso image. > I just saw that the freebsd handbook (www.freebsd.org/handbook) has some notes on this under the title: Creating and Using Optical Media (CDs & DVDs) -- Best regards/Met vriendelijke groet, Alex To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: A huge THANK YOU!!!!!
On Saturday 08 March 2003 07:01 am, Bill Moran wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Citeren Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>scott mcclellan wrote: > >>>Was there anything about ISO imaging anywhere that I just missed > >>> or slipped over without actually reading? I didn't notice > >>> anything on the FreeBSD site or handbook. > >> > >>Unfortunately, I think this is one of those things that it's just > >>_assumed_ that everybody knows. I've never seen a good > >> explanation, anywhere of what an iso is and how it should be > >> handled. > > > > If you mean making your own iso image then have a look at "Making > > Customized Bootable FreeBSD CD/Floppies". As to buring it. I use > > the same approce as the author of this. I use a Windows computer. > > :o > > That's my point. If you want to know how to create your own CDs and > build bootable CDs and things like that, there are articles > everywhere. However, if you're _very_ new and just want to burn an > iso that you've downloaded, there's no basic introduction to what > you're doing and how to go about it. > I'm not sure what is missing here. All of the cdburners that I am aware of have the ability to burn iso's. I went through one time and listed where the capability was found on the Windows based ones that I had used. I have standardized on Nero 5.5 and finding how to burn an iso image with Nero is one of the more dificult. You almost have to read the FAQ on their web page. On the rest of the Windows burners, you can almost double click the *.iso file and it will bring your CD-ROM burner program up in the burn-image mode. The man page for burncd in the examples at the bottom tells you that the file written to a data CD is an iso image. It even points you to mkisofs, which is used to make the iso image. > I need to do some writing. One part that I found to be lite was what an iso image was. It is like most of the other extensions on computers. You either recognize them or you have problems. So, where would you write something that would bootstrap new users to where they understand this new extension. The terms ISO9660, Joliet, Rock Ridge, and etc also don't mean much to most people. They are also going to see things like ".c", ".o", and etc. but we don't tell them what they are for. You almost need a FAQ version of a book like "Computer File Extensions for Dummies". Some people I know have problems buying one of these Dummy books but they are about the only book series I know of that will take a newbie to where they can understand the terminology of the subject. Then, they can read a more technical book. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: A huge THANK YOU!!!!!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Citeren Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: scott mcclellan wrote: Was there anything about ISO imaging anywhere that I just missed or slipped over without actually reading? I didn't notice anything on the FreeBSD site or handbook. Unfortunately, I think this is one of those things that it's just _assumed_ that everybody knows. I've never seen a good explanation, anywhere of what an iso is and how it should be handled. If you mean making your own iso image then have a look at "Making Customized Bootable FreeBSD CD/Floppies". As to buring it. I use the same approce as the author of this. I use a Windows computer. :o That's my point. If you want to know how to create your own CDs and build bootable CDs and things like that, there are articles everywhere. However, if you're _very_ new and just want to burn an iso that you've downloaded, there's no basic introduction to what you're doing and how to go about it. I need to do some writing. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: A huge THANK YOU!!!!!
Citeren Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > scott mcclellan wrote: > > Was there anything about ISO imaging anywhere that I just missed > or > > slipped over without actually reading? I didn't notice anything on > the > > FreeBSD site or handbook. > > Unfortunately, I think this is one of those things that it's just > _assumed_ that everybody knows. I've never seen a good > explanation, > anywhere of what an iso is and how it should be handled. If you mean making your own iso image then have a look at "Making Customized Bootable FreeBSD CD/Floppies". As to buring it. I use the same approce as the author of this. I use a Windows computer. :o Alex To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: A huge THANK YOU!!!!!
scott mcclellan wrote: Was there anything about ISO imaging anywhere that I just missed or slipped over without actually reading? I didn't notice anything on the FreeBSD site or handbook. Unfortunately, I think this is one of those things that it's just _assumed_ that everybody knows. I've never seen a good explanation, anywhere of what an iso is and how it should be handled. Hell, some burning software makes it REALLY hard to be sure that your doing it right. The concept of "making it so easy anyone can do it" also make the people doing it ignorant of what they're actually doing. I don't like software designed that way. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: A huge THANK YOU!!!!!
Well this is tghe first time iv ever messaged this place, iv been a huge Free BSD fan for a long time, (well not that long because iv only had a computer for 3 years but i did learn fast) me personally, i have no problem with Windows, to me an OS is as good as the person with root :) lol. but honestly i like Windows, i also Like Linux, Free BSd and open BSd and BeOS, i mean i have respect for every OS because even though i dont know how to program i do understand how it works and to build ANY OS would be hard to me, im not that great at Free BSD in particular but i can use Linux and i do daily and i can use a command line and i know how to use shells and GUIs, i bought Free BSD power pack back when 4.0 was a bit new, i still read that book all the time, i can still say i love it though because i know how the system goes and i have a huge amount of respect for Free BSD and the team who makes it happen, i think its awesome (i dont mean to steal this post but i saw he was talking about his computer life and i thought hey what the hell i will to) im 20 years old and i go to college and work in a fast food restaraunt. anyway good job to everyone from the BSD teams if you see this. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
