From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 27 18:53:09 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 970E216A4CE for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:53:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (mp.cs.niu.edu [131.156.68.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D46743D49 for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:53:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (bennett@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp.cs.niu.edu (8.13.3/8.13.3/d) with ESMTP id j0RIqQYr010412; Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:52:26 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:52:26 -0600 (CST) From: Scott Bennett Message-Id: <200501271852.j0RIqQ9t010411@mp.cs.niu.edu> To: RayM@cableone.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: burning 5.3-RELEASE CDs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:53:09 -0000 On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:30:50 -0600 "Ray Marshall" wrote: >Did you figure out how to get an install cd from the ISO image file? I have a new dell with RecordNow and I can't figure it out, but, I need to do the same thing. Thanks. Sonic RecordNow! apparently does not recognize .iso files as image files, so it cannot produce a valid, bootable disk. I ran into this two or three weeks ago. I already had a 5.2.1 system installed on the same machine, so I was able to copy the image file from the Windows XP file system into a FreeBSD UFS file system. From there I used burncd to produce a bootable disk. One problem I ran into, however, was that the "fixate" step always encountered some error with the two large .iso files when burning a CD-R, although it worked fine with the "minimal installation" image file. Burning to a CD-RW worked properly. I still don't know why burning a large image to a CD-R was a problem when burning it to a CD-RW was not a problem. In short, Sonic RecordNow! is useless for ISO image files, but you may find some workaround. There are also other disk-burning packages around for Windows XP, but that would mean spending more money on a package you might only use once. :-] Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ********************************************************************** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * *--------------------------------------------------------------------* * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * **********************************************************************