Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
On Monday 27 Jan 2003 9:01 pm, AndrewD wrote: OK I have burnt the CD placed it in the CD Rom of the other computer, but it is still loading Linux (the PC currently has mandrake 9) and not the CD (and yes the PC does boot the cd first) so my next question is how do I now use the CD with the new ISO do I need to make it 'bootable' somehow. The problem comes if you don't have the right setting on your burning program, so that the iso file is simply copied to disk. I find k3b to be good in this situation, as the setting to use is obvious. Burning the iso properly entails unpacking and burning the result, as I understand it. Anyway, the results are very different from a copied file, and it will be bootable. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 02:14 am, AndrewD wrote: I have just downloaded an ISO image for a Linux distribution which I want to test on my old PC, do I just burn the ISO onto a CD or do I need to do something else with it first? Thanx Hello, Compare the md5sum of the ISO image with the one posted on the site you downloaded it from. If the md5sum does not match, then you may have a corrupted ISO image (I write may because they may have posted the wrong md5sum!). Regards, _nasturtium Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 02:14, AndrewD wrote: I have just downloaded an ISO image for a Linux distribution which I want to test on my old PC, do I just burn the ISO onto a CD or do I need to do something else with it first? Thanx Short answer: Just burn. Microsoft Answer: After checking throroughly through the end-user-license agreement, and after carefully reading through all of the documentation concerning this application, make sure you have all the available patches and upgrades prior to initiating the process of creating an image of the file in question. Should there be legalities concerning copying the software, or infringement of intellectual properties, you can contact the Microsoft Piracy website for further information concerning this issue. If you are able to find that you can indeed create a copy of the software without any legal issues or copyright issues, you are going to either have to use Microsoft Windows XP or Home edition to burn the ISO image - but will need to download and install the patch/powertool necessary for the identification of ISO images directly from the Microsoft Update Centre. Once that has been secured and you've read through the EULA, install the powertool as you would any other software, and then reboot your workstation. If you are not running XP or Home Edition, you will have to secure a program necessary for burning CDR's. Microsoft can recommend several popular programs such as Adaptec EZ CD Writer and Nero Burning ROM. These can be purchased either online or through your local computer supplier. -- Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:20:00 +1100 10:20am up 9 min, 4 users, load average: 0.65, 0.52, 0.25 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- `Just the place for a Snark!' the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger entwined in his hair. `Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: What I tell you three times is true.' Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
On Sun, January 26 2003 5:29 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: *snip* Microsoft Answer: After checking throroughly through the end-user-license agreement, and after carefully reading through all of the documentation concerning this application, make sure you have all the available patches and upgrades prior to initiating the process of *snip* ... ROFLMFAO! Too funny! The sad thing is.. what he said, while being quite tongue-in-cheek, very closely resembles what MS would, indeed, have said to the question.. God I hate beauracracies(sp?)... -- Chuck Burns, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---==--- Who loves not wisely but too well Will look on Helen's face in hell, But he whose love is thin and wise Will view John Knox in Paradise. -- Dorothy Parker Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
On Monday January 27 2003 09:14 am, AndrewD wrote: I have just downloaded an ISO image for a Linux distribution which I want to test on my old PC, do I just burn the ISO onto a CD or do I need to do something else with it first? Thanx If you d/l'd the iso with a browser, even if you didn't, make sure you check the integrity of the d/l'd file with 'md5sum'. You can get this value from the md5sum txt file from your d/l site. Then, cdrecord -v -eject speed=4 dev=0,0,0 -dao Linux-distro-filename.iso ^^^ ^^^Run 'cdrecord -scanbus' (as root) to check for your dev= numbers. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
Or simply use K3b and use create an ISO from the image. Cheers Jason Tom Brinkman wrote: On Monday January 27 2003 09:14 am, AndrewD wrote: I have just downloaded an ISO image for a Linux distribution which I want to test on my old PC, do I just burn the ISO onto a CD or do I need to do something else with it first? Thanx If you d/l'd the iso with a browser, even if you didn't, make sure you check the integrity of the d/l'd file with 'md5sum'. You can get this value from the md5sum txt file from your d/l site. Then, cdrecord -v -eject speed=4 dev=0,0,0 -dao Linux-distro-filename.iso ^^^ ^^^Run 'cdrecord -scanbus' (as root) to check for your dev= numbers. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
OK I have burnt the CD placed it in the CD Rom of the other computer, but it is still loading Linux (the PC currently has mandrake 9) and not the CD (and yes the PC does boot the cd first) so my next question is how do I now use the CD with the new ISO do I need to make it 'bootable' somehow. On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 18:29, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 02:14, AndrewD wrote: I have just downloaded an ISO image for a Linux distribution which I want to test on my old PC, do I just burn the ISO onto a CD or do I need to do something else with it first? Thanx Short answer: Just burn. Microsoft Answer: After checking throroughly through the end-user-license agreement, and after carefully reading through all of the documentation concerning this application, make sure you have all the available patches and upgrades prior to initiating the process of creating an image of the file in question. Should there be legalities concerning copying the software, or infringement of intellectual properties, you can contact the Microsoft Piracy website for further information concerning this issue. If you are able to find that you can indeed create a copy of the software without any legal issues or copyright issues, you are going to either have to use Microsoft Windows XP or Home edition to burn the ISO image - but will need to download and install the patch/powertool necessary for the identification of ISO images directly from the Microsoft Update Centre. Once that has been secured and you've read through the EULA, install the powertool as you would any other software, and then reboot your workstation. If you are not running XP or Home Edition, you will have to secure a program necessary for burning CDR's. Microsoft can recommend several popular programs such as Adaptec EZ CD Writer and Nero Burning ROM. These can be purchased either online or through your local computer supplier. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
I've seen a number of posts to this list that indicate the cd is simply a written copy of the iso. No insult intended but have you used the command that Tom Brinkman suggested? That should make you a bootable cd. If your still having problems perhaps your cmos will let you disable the hd as a bootable device. R - Richard L. Babcock, Owner Tower Training At Tower Training, We Bring the Classroom to You! www.towertraining.net -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of AndrewD Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 3:02 PM To: Mandrake Newbie Subject: Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images OK I have burnt the CD placed it in the CD Rom of the other computer, but it is still loading Linux (the PC currently has mandrake 9) and not the CD (and yes the PC does boot the cd first) so my next question is how do I now use the CD with the new ISO do I need to make it 'bootable' somehow. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 08:01, AndrewD wrote: OK I have burnt the CD placed it in the CD Rom of the other computer, but it is still loading Linux (the PC currently has mandrake 9) and not the CD (and yes the PC does boot the cd first) so my next question is how do I now use the CD with the new ISO do I need to make it 'bootable' somehow. Does the CD with the OS to be installed have a bootdisk creation utility? -- Mon, 27 Jan 2003 16:25:01 +1100 4:25pm up 6:14, 4 users, load average: 1.13, 1.23, 0.97 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God but to create him. -Arthur C. Clarke Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
Thats how I originally made the CD from the command line On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 00:17, Richard Babcock wrote: I've seen a number of posts to this list that indicate the cd is simply a written copy of the iso. No insult intended but have you used the command that Tom Brinkman suggested? That should make you a bootable cd. If your still having problems perhaps your cmos will let you disable the hd as a bootable device. R - Richard L. Babcock, Owner Tower Training At Tower Training, We Bring the Classroom to You! www.towertraining.net -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of AndrewD Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 3:02 PM To: Mandrake Newbie Subject: Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images OK I have burnt the CD placed it in the CD Rom of the other computer, but it is still loading Linux (the PC currently has mandrake 9) and not the CD (and yes the PC does boot the cd first) so my next question is how do I now use the CD with the new ISO do I need to make it 'bootable' somehow. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
Not sure, how would I know? On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 00:28, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 08:01, AndrewD wrote: OK I have burnt the CD placed it in the CD Rom of the other computer, but it is still loading Linux (the PC currently has mandrake 9) and not the CD (and yes the PC does boot the cd first) so my next question is how do I now use the CD with the new ISO do I need to make it 'bootable' somehow. Does the CD with the OS to be installed have a bootdisk creation utility? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] newbie qustion on ISO images
On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 09:00, AndrewD wrote: Not sure, how would I know? On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 00:28, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 08:01, AndrewD wrote: OK I have burnt the CD placed it in the CD Rom of the other computer, but it is still loading Linux (the PC currently has mandrake 9) and not the CD (and yes the PC does boot the cd first) so my next question is how do I now use the CD with the new ISO do I need to make it 'bootable' somehow. Does the CD with the OS to be installed have a bootdisk creation utility? Somewhere on the CD there should be a directory with floppy images and a utility called 'rawrite' - you should be able to find some documentation on how to use this, or how to boot the CD without having the CD bootable. BTW, what distro CD is this? -- Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:00:00 +1100 5:00pm up 6:49, 5 users, load average: 0.53, 0.47, 0.70 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- A closed mouth gathers no foot. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
