Re: Trick to burning a bootable Debian CD?
On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 08:05:34PM +0100, Rich wrote:
> As far as I am aware, the fact that you can see the directory structure
> tells me that you've burned the CD as a bootable image. When I accidentally
> burned a non-bootable image, all I could see was one big .iso file. I wasn't
No, if you saw an iso file it means that you burned it as data instead
of as image (you just burned the iso file instead of the data _inside_
the iso file).
> using Roxio, but Nero 6. You can get free versions off the web, but they may
> expire after a time. Personally, I find it a nightmare to use when trying to
> burn bootables. As you seem to have found with Roxio, it's too easy to do it
> the wrong way.
>
> If you do decide to use it, I think the following sequence worked-
> Open Nero burning rom and from the 'new compilation' wizard, select 'CD-ROM
> (Boot)'
> On the 'boot' tab, select 'Image file' and browse for your .iso
> In the 'files of type:' section of the browser, select 'all files' to allow
> you to find the .iso image.
>
IIRC on the file menu there is an option burn image which is what you
want to burn an iso.
> Also, I used a CD-RW on an XP box and it worked, at least disk 1 of Sarge
> did, I'm having trouble with disk 2, but I think that's for different
> reasons.
>
> Lastly, when burning the CD, burn it at a slow speed. I'd recommend x8 or
> lower.
>
> Failing that, all I can suggest is trying a different CD-RW.
>
> Rich.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Kleiser" <skleiser@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 9:34 AM
> Subject: Re: Trick to burning a bootable Debian CD?
>
>
> > Burning the CD as an image using Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 on my WindowsXP
> > machine results in a CD with a directory structure that looks like it
> > should, from Explorer (it's comparable to my purchased CD, which does
> boot).
> > Presumably, the image also provided any required system files. But can I
> > confirm that from within WindowsXP? Also, is it OK to use a CD-RW, or is
> > there some subtle difference? Does the CD need to formatted first, or
> would
> > that just impress "non-Linux-ness" onto it?
> >
> > Are there any freeware utilities to burn an ISO image to CD (e.g.,
> > iso2CD.exe or something) that run under Windows? The CD burning
> applications
> > appear to contain numerous features I don't need for this particular
> > purpose, and which only serve as potential sources of error.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kent West" <westk@acu.edu>
> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 6:10 PM
> > Subject: [debian] Re: [other] Re: Trick to burning a bootable Debian CD?
> >
> >
> > > Steve Kleiser wrote:
> > >
> > > >So does that mean the official CD images are not bootable?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > No; they are bootable. But you have to burn them as an "image", not as
> > > files. How to do that will depend on the burner software you're using.
> > >
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