From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Apr 21 22:38:16 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from ren.sasknow.com (ren.sasknow.com [207.195.92.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E483037B9AD for ; Fri, 21 Apr 2000 22:38:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ryan@sasknow.com) Received: from localhost (ryan@localhost) by ren.sasknow.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id XAA19187; Fri, 21 Apr 2000 23:38:47 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ryan@sasknow.com) Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 23:38:47 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan Thompson To: Yamin Prabudy Cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: how to burn In-Reply-To: <39018AB7.D1A8387@starindo.net> Message-ID: Organization: SaskNow Technologies [www.sasknow.com] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Yamin Prabudy wrote to FreeBSD: > I'd download the 4.0-install.iso > it said that that is the image file and can install a complete FreeBSD > 4.0 system > how do i burn it to CDROM,..... > the step or just burn the hole file to CD > > TIA > > -YAMIN > You need to write the ISO out as an image. Don't write it out as a file--it probably won't fit on your media, and you will just earn yourself one very shiny coaster, with a condensation drain hole in the center :-) Most burning hardware software will write out an ISO image--consult your relevant documentation for details on how to do it. The CD, if burned correctly (and if your CD drive supports such a thing) will be bootable. So, if you can boot from it, it worked. If you can't boot from it, you may still be able to install from it by first booting from the floppy boot disks. If it still doesn't work, smile inwardly, observe your reflection in your new high-tech coaster, make a set of floppy boot disks, and perform a network install over FTP if you have that option. May I also recommend buying the pre-made CDs, complete with nice labels, from www.cdrom.com. In so doing, you will experience the truly gratifying experience of supporting the free software effort. Hope this helps, - Ryan -- Ryan Thompson Systems Administrator, Accounts Phone: +1 (306) 664-1161 SaskNow Technologies http://www.sasknow.com #106-380 3120 8th St E Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message