[gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
I want to burn an iso image with a .bz2 extension (the full file name is livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2). I only have windows xp. I tried the 'bsdtar' tool, but, whilst it decompresses the file, it doesn't leave an iso image which I can then burn. What do I do? Thanks -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
I want to burn an iso image with a .bz2 extension (the full file name is livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2). I only have windows xp. I tried the 'bsdtar' tool, but, whilst it decompresses the file, it doesn't leave an iso image which I can then burn. What do I do? Thanks -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
On Sat, 2005-10-22 at 15:37 +0100, damian bamforth wrote: I want to burn an iso image with a .bz2 extension (the full file name is livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2). I only have windows xp. I tried the 'bsdtar' tool, but, whilst it decompresses the file, it doesn't leave an iso image which I can then burn. What do I do? Thanks Hi, IIRC you can use 7zip for Windows to uncompress .bz2 compressed files. Or search for bzip2 for Windows (was win tools or something similar). HTH.Rumen signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
Rumen Yotov schreef: On Sat, 2005-10-22 at 15:37 +0100, damian bamforth wrote: I want to burn an iso image with a .bz2 extension (the full file name is livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2). I only have windows xp. I tried the 'bsdtar' tool, but, whilst it decompresses the file, it doesn't leave an iso image which I can then burn. What do I do? Thanks Hi, IIRC you can use 7zip for Windows to uncompress .bz2 compressed files. Or search for bzip2 for Windows (was win tools or something similar). HTH.Rumen WinRAR will do it as well. It can also look in the .iso after extraction, if that would be useful (*.iso is a compression format as well) Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
On Sat, 2005-10-22 14:59:02, Rumen Yotov wrote: IIRC you can use 7zip for Windows to uncompress .bz2 compressed files. Or search for bzip2 for Windows (was win tools or something similar). I have managed to decompress the file with 'bsdtar', however, this does not result in an 'iso' but actually turns the livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2 into all the files that would make up the livecd64-ahorn5.iso, so I do end up with all the files, but not an image I can burn onto a cd. I can not boot my new pc without a bootable cd as it doesn't have an operating system on yet. Thanks, Damian -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
damian bamforth schreef: On Sat, 2005-10-22 14:59:02, Rumen Yotov wrote: IIRC you can use 7zip for Windows to uncompress .bz2 compressed files. Or search for bzip2 for Windows (was win tools or something similar). I have managed to decompress the file with 'bsdtar', however, this does not result in an 'iso' but actually turns the livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2 into all the files that would make up the livecd64-ahorn5.iso, so I do end up with all the files, but not an image I can burn onto a cd. Perhaps the file you're using has been deliberately misnamed. Or, perhaps bsdtar is not as useful a program as it would seem at first glance. If you remove the *.bz2 extension, leaving the filename as just *.iso, can it then be burned as an ISO in your CD burning software? In any case I would check the file with WinRAR or 7zip (or even Total Commander) to confirm that it really is a bzipped iso, and not just an ISO that has been renamed to iso.bz2 Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
On Sat, 2005-10-22 at 17:39 +0200, Holly Bostick wrote: damian bamforth schreef: On Sat, 2005-10-22 14:59:02, Rumen Yotov wrote: IIRC you can use 7zip for Windows to uncompress .bz2 compressed files. Or search for bzip2 for Windows (was win tools or something similar). I have managed to decompress the file with 'bsdtar', however, this does not result in an 'iso' but actually turns the livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2 into all the files that would make up the livecd64-ahorn5.iso, so I do end up with all the files, but not an image I can burn onto a cd. Perhaps the file you're using has been deliberately misnamed. Or, perhaps bsdtar is not as useful a program as it would seem at first glance. If you remove the *.bz2 extension, leaving the filename as just *.iso, can it then be burned as an ISO in your CD burning software? In any case I would check the file with WinRAR or 7zip (or even Total Commander) to confirm that it really is a bzipped iso, and not just an ISO that has been renamed to iso.bz2 Holly Hi, Use 'file' to check for file's type, e.g. file filename.ext. Using unzip+bz2+windows on Google returns many more but also this one with nearly 20 zip/unzip Win progs: http://www.nonags.com/nonags/ziputil.html HTH.Rumen signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:37:27 +0100 (BST) damian bamforth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to burn an iso image with a .bz2 extension (the full file name is livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2). I only have windows xp. Download Puppy Linux, burn a cd, boot it up. You also have the option of installing it as a file on your WinXP disk and dual booting. Bob - -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
--- Holly Bostick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: damian bamforth schreef: On Sat, 2005-10-22 14:59:02, Rumen Yotov wrote: IIRC you can use 7zip for Windows to uncompress .bz2 compressed files. Or search for bzip2 for Windows (was win tools or something similar). I have managed to decompress the file with 'bsdtar', however, this does not result in an 'iso' but actually turns the livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2 into all the files that would make up the livecd64-ahorn5.iso, so I do end up with all the files, but not an image I can burn onto a cd. Perhaps the file you're using has been deliberately misnamed. Or, perhaps bsdtar is not as useful a program as it would seem at first glance. If you remove the *.bz2 extension, leaving the filename as just *.iso, can it then be burned as an ISO in your CD burning software? In any case I would check the file with WinRAR or 7zip (or even Total Commander) to confirm that it really is a bzipped iso, and not just an ISO that has been renamed to iso.bz2 Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list Ahhh... 7zip found the iso, and extracting it. This issue is now resolved. Thanks, Damian -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
--- Holly Bostick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: damian bamforth schreef: On Sat, 2005-10-22 14:59:02, Rumen Yotov wrote: IIRC you can use 7zip for Windows to uncompress .bz2 compressed files. Or search for bzip2 for Windows (was win tools or something similar). I have managed to decompress the file with 'bsdtar', however, this does not result in an 'iso' but actually turns the livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2 into all the files that would make up the livecd64-ahorn5.iso, so I do end up with all the files, but not an image I can burn onto a cd. Perhaps the file you're using has been deliberately misnamed. Or, perhaps bsdtar is not as useful a program as it would seem at first glance. If you remove the *.bz2 extension, leaving the filename as just *.iso, can it then be burned as an ISO in your CD burning software? In any case I would check the file with WinRAR or 7zip (or even Total Commander) to confirm that it really is a bzipped iso, and not just an ISO that has been renamed to iso.bz2 Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list Ahhh... 7zip found the iso, and extracting it. This issue is now resolved. Thanks, Damian -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
damian bamforth wrote: I want to burn an iso image with a .bz2 extension (the full file name is livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2). I only have windows xp. I tried the 'bsdtar' tool, but, whilst it decompresses the file, it doesn't leave an iso image which I can then burn. What do I do? Thanks IMHO, the proper way to do what you need to do is with GNU tools. Go to http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/ and download the GNU Unix tools for Windows. Use bunzip2.exe to decompress the archive. If you know the md5sum, you can also use md5sum.exe to check your archive too. There is no file.exe however, so I don't know how you can determine what kind of file it is that you end up with. If you need help using the tools, there is a man.exe, but there aren't any pages for it to read. Instead, use the --help switch to get an idea of how to use each tool. IIRC Service Pack 2 provides TAB-autocompletion for Windows XP. If you have that and if you throw all those tools into your path, it'll be the next best thing to being at a real computer. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
damian bamforth wrote: --- Holly Bostick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: damian bamforth schreef: On Sat, 2005-10-22 14:59:02, Rumen Yotov wrote: IIRC you can use 7zip for Windows to uncompress .bz2 compressed files. Or search for bzip2 for Windows (was win tools or something similar). I have managed to decompress the file with 'bsdtar', however, this does not result in an 'iso' but actually turns the livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2 into all the files that would make up the livecd64-ahorn5.iso, so I do end up with all the files, but not an image I can burn onto a cd. Perhaps the file you're using has been deliberately misnamed. Or, perhaps bsdtar is not as useful a program as it would seem at first glance. If you remove the *.bz2 extension, leaving the filename as just *.iso, can it then be burned as an ISO in your CD burning software? In any case I would check the file with WinRAR or 7zip (or even Total Commander) to confirm that it really is a bzipped iso, and not just an ISO that has been renamed to iso.bz2 Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list Ahhh... 7zip found the iso, and extracting it. This issue is now resolved. Thanks, Damian Have lunch mid-post and it turns out the problem is solved before you click send. Oops! The GNU tools are still good to have on any Windows box, though. Glad to see your problem is resolved. Now if you can just fix the double posting problem. ;-) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:37:27 +0100 (BST) damian bamforth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to burn an iso image with a .bz2 extension (the full file name is livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2). I only have windows xp. I tried the 'bsdtar' tool, but, whilst it decompresses the file, it doesn't leave an iso image which I can then burn. What do I do? Ask in to a windows forum? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
