Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:12:05 -0800 From: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@sinbad.net> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>, Simon Dick <simond@irrelevant.org> Cc: Joe & Fhe Barbish <barbish@a1poweruser.com>, Toomas Aas <toomas.aas@raad.tartu.ee>, FBSDQ <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: burning an FBSD iso image using MS/Windows Message-ID: <20020430191206.251792E8@nebula.anchoragerescue.org> In-Reply-To: <3CCECD35.1040302@potentialtech.com> References: <200204290601.g3T61ha08467@lv.raad.tartu.ee> <20020430152947.GA14709@irrelevant.org> <3CCECD35.1040302@potentialtech.com>
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On Tuesday 30 April 2002 08:58 am, Bill Moran wrote: > Simon Dick wrote: > > Easy CD Creator and CDRWIN can both burn ISOs properly from memory, > > read the manuals for more info as I can't remember how off the top of > > my head > > Make sure you're not using a CD-RW blank. Some windows-based CD software > won't burn ISOs properly on rewritable CDs. Whether this is a bug or > feature is beyond me (I'm not that versed in how CD burning works) it's > just been my experience. > Burning bootable FreeBSD CDs on CD-Rs has always worked for me, whatever > software I use (usually cdrecord, but occasionally different windows > programs as well) FYI, I use Nero and have had no problems burning any of the iso's. Just my .02 Beech Rintoul > > On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 11:00:29AM -0400, Joe & Fhe Barbish wrote: > >>Could you please expand on this subject. > >>What is the manufacture of your cd r/w device? > >>What software do you use to write an iso image file so it gets > >>expanded into multiple files on the cd? > >>Do you know of any free software that will write iso image > >>to cd using MS/Windows? > >> > >>I have an HP 9500 and the software that came with it does not > >>write iso image files. I even emailed the HP tech support and they > >>said they know of no MS/Windows cd writer that writes iso image files > >>as expanded files. > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Toomas Aas [mailto:toomas.aas@raad.tartu.ee] > >>Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:00 AM > >>To: Joe & Fhe Barbish; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >>Subject: RE: Hello > >> > >>Hello! > >> > >>>The FBSD 4 CD set is available from many FBSD FTP sites. Many people > >>> think they can just download the ISO image, burn it to CD and away they > >>> go. Well here a news flash for you, it's not that easy. First of all > >>> the ISO image > >> > >>is > >> > >>>not supported in the MS/Windows world. Sure you can download it and burn > >> > >>it > >> > >>>to an CD using MS/Windows, but you end up with a data disk, not an > >> > >>bootable > >> > >>>CD, which it has to be to install from. > >> > >>What??? > >> > >>I have downloaded and burned several ISO images (3.2, 3.4, 4.4, 4.5) > >>using MS Windows and they have always turned out right (i.e. > >>bootable). > >>-- > >>Toomas Aas | toomas.aas@raad.tartu.ee | http://www.raad.tartu.ee/~toomas/ > >>* How much net work could a network work, if a network could net work? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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