[newbie] ISO cd not starting
Hello, I downloaded Vectorlinux as a iso file... and burned it on a cd-rom. So there is just one big file on it. When I make the desktop boot from the cd, nothing happens. It is the first time I do a iso cd. Is the file corrupted? Is there something to add on the cd? Thanks Christophe Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] ISO cd not starting
On Thu, 2004-03-18 at 14:17, rhein wrote: Hello, I downloaded Vectorlinux as a iso file... and burned it on a cd-rom. So there is just one big file on it. When I make the desktop boot from the cd, nothing happens. It is the first time I do a iso cd. Is the file corrupted? Is there something to add on the cd? Thanks Christophe I'd wager that when you burned it to CD-ROM you actually just ended up coping the .iso image over as the one, large file. You need to select the option in your burning program that reads something like Burn CD Image (under Tools in K3B, for example, or similar in other programs). Doing so will create the necessary directory structures and make the disc burned from the .iso into a bootable CD. -- Chuck Mattsen ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Mahnomen, MN Registered Linux User #346519 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] ISO cd not starting
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 22:17:06 +0200 rhein disseminated the following: I downloaded Vectorlinux as a iso file... and burned it on a cd-rom. So there is just one big file on it. When I make the desktop boot from the cd, nothing happens. It is the first time I do a iso cd. Is the file corrupted? Is there something to add on the cd? You need to burn the ISO as an 'image'. What burning software are you using? Whichever it is, there should be an option 'create CD from image or ISO' or something like that. -- JoeHill Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++ 15:35:33 up 7 days, 6:05, Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 ++ When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- Hunter S. Thompson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] ISO cd not starting
On Thursday 18 March 2004 13:36, JoeHill wrote: What burning software are you using? Whichever it is, there should be an option 'create CD from image or ISO' or something like that. The easiest, if you're running KDE, and are viewing your ISO file in the Konqueror file manager, is: 1. Right-click on the ISO's icon 2. Pick K3b-ISO from the list 3. Voila, your ISO file pops up in K3b, ready to burn, although you might want to wait a minute for the MD5sum check to finish (which happens automatically), so that you can verify that you've got a healthy ISO prior to wasting media 4, Set your desired settings, and burn away -- 21:32:22 up 17:13, running Mandrake Linux release 10.0 (Community) for i586, kernel 2.6.3-4mdk Registered Linux user #324360 Oh, so there you are! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
