Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:17:07 -0400 From: "JJB" <Barbish3@adelphia.net> To: "Sensation 1337" <sensation_1337@msn.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: ISO Error Message-ID: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGMEGJFMAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net> In-Reply-To: <BAY4-F4MKHdnTyKotmw0004652a@hotmail.com>
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As far as I know the XP cdwriter can not handle uncompressing an iso file into it's original directory tree file structure. Using MS/Windows to get ISO CD images First of all the .ISO file extension is not supported in the native MS/Windows world. Sure you can download it from one of the FBSD FTP sites and burn it to an CD using MS/Windows, but you end up with a data disk where the ISO file is a single file, not an bootable CD containing the FBSD directory tree which you need to install from. The second major problem is you need a fast internet connection, (IE: ISDN,DSL,CABLE) to download over. Using an 56K modem will take over 8 hours per CD if you are lucky enough that your ISP does not cut you off or the FTP server does not get busy and suspend your session. To resolve this problem of using a MS/Windows box to obtain the FBSD install cdrom image you will need a MS/Windows FTP program that can restart the ftp download where it left off at, if it gets terminated during the initial download. I used SMARTFTP from www.smartftp.com. Then you need a MS/Windows program that can burn ISO files to cdrom. I used Nero from www.nero.com. The downloaded demo's from these sites work just fine to do what you have to do to create your FBSD mini install cdrom. Uninstall them, but keep the downloaded install zip files for them and next time you need to retrieve an FBSD .iso file, just reinstall to get a new 30 day demo. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Sensation 1337 Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 3:24 PM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: ISO Error I'm now using windows xp on my new system and Redhat on the other one and i like to make a freebsd server instead of redhat. I downloaded The 5.2.1-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso and disc 2 but my ISO program says that it can't be opened it doesnt support multi-tracks (on my XP machine he only has a cdwriter). Do you know how i could open the iso? If i want to burn the iso i got the error: Foreign image file The entered block size does not correspond to the image lenght. Th block size may be wrong. do you wany yo correct the value or ignore the problem? If i click correct I could fill in: ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ----------- Type of image; Data mode 1, data mode 2,audio or HFS Checkblok for RAW data; Y/N Block size (bytes); 2048 or 2352 image header size (bytes); 0 (as default) image trailer size (bytes); 0 (as default) a checkbox scrambled Y/N a checkbox swapped Y/N ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ----------- I tried a couple but still my cd is empty and the size seems to be correct??? Does anyone of you know how to burn these images?? I also tried different images but still the sam problems. Thx for your help and i hope to hear from you soon. Greetings, Sensation_1337@msn.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN Zoeken, voor duidelijke zoekresultaten! [1]klik hier References 1. http://g.msn.com/8HMANLNL/2731??PS= _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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