Writing ISOs to cd

[RGG2201473]

I downloaded the two mandrake isos and used HP CD writer to create two cds but when I tried to use them to install Linux on my pc the cds were apparently not readable. What did i do wrong? Should I use CloneCD? I've never used a writer before but i did choose the option of 'write data' when making the cds. Is there some formatting that needs to be done to the cds first?
:confused:

[MandK_10]

I am not sure what software you are using with your burner, but there should be an option to burn from a global image. You do not want to make a copy of the iso, you need to extract it. Using the correct option with your software will do this for you.

Also, make sure once you have the CD's correctly burned you change options in your BIOS to boot from CD. If you do not have this option you will have to make a boot disk. That is the topic of another post.

Mike

[FoBoT]

check the info at www.linuxiso.org (http://www.linuxiso.org)

http://linuxiso.org/cdburninginfo.html

[ 30 July 2001: Message edited by: FoBoT ]

[RGG2201473]

What do you mean by 'extracting it'? What i did was downloaded the isos and then the burner had the option of writing data to the cd so i picked that.
I'm familiar with the way to change the settings to do a cd boot but i suspect that that won't work with the install cd. Windows 2000 reads the cd and tells me that i have Mandrake80-inst.iso on the cd but when i put the img diskette and cd in to install mandrake 8.0 it failed to read the cd.
The img diskette i'm using is the one I created when I installed mandrake 7.1.

[RGG2201473]

Linuxiso is where it occured to me that i could do this download/install process but the links provided for doing cd burns are for Linux machines (Linux software). What i have is a pc (at work) that has a burner so i'm burning under win2000.

[FoBoT]

um, these are winders progs for burning
http://linuxiso.org/neroburning.html
http://linuxiso.org/winoncdrwin.html

easy cd creator has a similar option
file- create CD from disc image
that is the option you want, not make data disk, or create CD

[bdl]

What you have done is actually burn the ISO image to the CD, as if it was just one big file being burned. The ISO file is actually a ISO9660 filesystem with all the appropriate boot information, applications and everything you need to install Linux embedded within, something like a huge ZIP file. Whatcha want to do is use the function "Burn from Image" or similar that your CD software should have. I'll go out on a limb and guess you are using Easy CD Creator as it's usually bundled with the HP drives; this software definitely has the option to burn from an ISO image, so check out a couple of the menus and you should spot it right away. If you're using something else, check out the app anyway, most CD software will do this. If you plan on burning CD's with Windows I highly recommend you checkout Nero (http://www.ahead.de).

[Gnu/Vince]

To burn an ISO image:

# cdrecord -v -force -dev=x,x,x -speed=n -data image.iso

replace x,x,x with your device (cdrecord -scanbus) and n with your writing speed

[MandK_10]

Originally posted by GnuVince:
<STRONG>To burn an ISO image:

# cdrecord -v -force -dev=x,x,x -speed=n -data image.iso

replace x,x,x with your device (cdrecord -scanbus) and n with your writing speed</STRONG>

That helps me, alot, because I just got my CD-RW installed today, but RGG2201473 is using windows to burn.

Mike

[dvdnut]

ive used padus discjuggler to burn iso's onto cd

got all my linux iso's done that way

burn from image to recorder is the one you want btw.

[Big_daddy]

To burn an ISO on Windows, double-click on the ISO file.

[RGG2201473]

Good morning from Minnesota,
Tons of great info folks and i'm very grateful for your time and advice.
The machine here at work with the burner does indeed have Easy CD Burner on it and this time i'll take the time to make sure i'm using the right options.
I downloaded Nero too just in case but that one looks so sophiticated and well done that I can't imagine that they don't have some sort of restriction on use if you don't buy it. I couldn't find anything of the sort though. Must be in the doc somewhere. CloneCD allows only 5 cds to be copied according to their docs. (I suspect the way around that is to de-install and use ccdclean.exe).
Anyway, thanks for your help. I'll be burning a couple of cds in a short while.
Rodney

[ratsalad]

i got an hp 9100, and as far as i know, the software that came with it, besides being plain-*** annoying, is not capable of burning isos, at least thats what the tech guys told me...

i use nero, u just have to select "all files" after you click burn image

[bdl]

Originally posted by ratsalad:
<STRONG>
i use nero, u just have to select "all files" after you click burn image</STRONG>


You're absolutely right, if you try to burn an ISO or RAW image with NERO, you have to select the '*.*' mask, or 'all files' to actually view the ISO image, because NERO expects some sort of proprietary image file, a NRG file (whatever the hell that's supposed to be ;) ). Another thing about NERO, I'm certain there is no limitation to using it within the trial basis, so burn away.