ISO images dont boot...

[psyklops]

Im using Windows 98 2e.

I burned both ISO images for RH 7.2 from a ftp site onto a CD but they wont boot. My CD ROM drive DOES boot from disks. It works for a paid version of 7.0 but it wont read my burned version. I spent an hour and a half down loading both files to my hd. When I right click on them i have the option to record to a cd. Well, i did that. I burned the ISO image to a CDRW. And now my cr rom wont boot from them. Anyone else have this problem before?

[ 02 December 2001: Message edited by: PsyKlops ]

[ 02 December 2001: Message edited by: PsyKlops ]

[scanez]

Probably a bad iso. Also, how did you burn them to CD, you did it as "Create from image" or "create from iso" right? You can't just burn it directly onto the cd.

Try downloading the iso again if you did it right :)
SC

[psyklops]

When I use the option "image to cd" I then have to search my hd for the ISO images as a source for my destination cd. Both ISO iamges are in a file. However when I open the file its empty. But When I search for it directly through my hd (not by DiscDupe2000) the files are there... So it seems Im not able to use the "image to cd"...

[ 02 December 2001: Message edited by: PsyKlops ]

[ 02 December 2001: Message edited by: PsyKlops ]

[Fimbulvetr]

I'm not sure so don't flame me, but I don't think you can boot from a CDRW, only a CDR.
Just like CDRWs wont play in most (older) cd players, because their layouts are different, as in which tracks are where. And since a bootable CD is made bootable in something like the 19th sector/track or something, it could thorw it off.

My point, try a CDR, they cost at most $0.39 so you're not out much if it doesn't work.

[Nailz]

Maybe I'm reading this wrong PsyKlops, but if you put the CD into another drive and read it... does it show only filenamexxx.iso as the contents?

That what it sounds like to me. I'm pretty sure that what you really want to do is burn the cd FROM the ISO image. Not burn the ISO onto the CD.

Once the data is extracted from the ISO (which Nero or EZ-CD Creator in Windows will both do) you should see a directory structure on the CD.

[psyklops]

Thank you!