Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:48:04 +0100 From: Jean-Mark Dupoux <jmdupoux@lineone.net> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>, Simon Dick <simond@irrelevant.org>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: burning an FBSD iso image using MS/Windows Message-ID: <3CCEF4F4.F497FC51@lineone.net>
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if the ISO file has transported correctly then you should be able to load it up under MS/Windows using something like daemon-tools, and then maybe try and run a "CD-copy" operation using whichever burning software, but frankly I've never resorted to it myself except for the sake of experimentation Jean-Mark jmdupoux_@_lineone.net > 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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