Installing from ISO images

[JeffNyman]

Well, I am definitely a newbie but I tried to look for the answer myself and I do not see it. (Specifically: I looked under the FAQ - 6.11. Can I install Linux using an ISO Image on the Hard Drive? as well as at http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO-3.html)

The problem/question: I am looking at Linux Mandrake 8.0. I am told, at their site, that I can download the two large ISO image files and burn them to CD. No problem there. I can do both tasks with aplomb.

The question is: how do I use those image files to now install the Linux system? I realize I must need something that bootstraps the process (boot disk or something) but I am not sure what I need or how to set it up. Could somebody direct me as to what I should do at this point?

Any comments on this would be appreciated.

[Shadoglare]

On most newer hardware you should be able to boot straight from the CD.
If that's not the case, I believe you can find a utility to create a boot disk on the CD, or from the FTP site.

[nick098]

Did you turn the ISO images into cds or did you just throw them on a cd. If you made them into cds that you can see each individual file then ignore everything after this. If you didn't turn them into readable cds for adaptec (most people I know use it) copy the iso onto your hd then inside of adaptec go to
file>create cd from cd image
and point it to where the image is and change the type of image from .cif to .iso and click on the isos and make sure you do a test before you burn.

[RedEyes]

If indeed you did create a proper CD, and your system won't boot from the CDROM, look for a utility called "RAWRITE"

When you run it, it will ask you for the image name. (It's usually something like /images/boot.img) -- Then it'll ask you to put a formatted floppy in the drive and boom! you've got the floppy to boot and install the system :)