Re: iso images etc
* john gennard <joney@clara.co.uk> [21-06-2003 19:46]:
> I burned the .iso image to a CD, but to make it bootable, I was
> asked to add the contents of a floppy - presumably containing
> drivers to activate a CD-ROM drive.
> 1. How to I get the CD to boot?
Use the right tool to burn the iso. Don't "copy" the file to the
cdrom, but create a cdrom from it. In Nero this is called burn
image. In Linux you can use cdrecord.
> 3. Is there a linux package which allows one to read
> and extract files from an .iso image.
Yes, if your kernel supports it you can mount that file using "-o
loop".
Bob
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