[gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
I want to burn an iso image with a .bz2 extension (the full file name is livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2). I only have windows xp. I tried the 'bsdtar' tool, but, whilst it decompresses the file, it doesn't leave an iso image which I can then burn. What do I do? Thanks -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
I want to burn an iso image with a .bz2 extension (the full file name is livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2). I only have windows xp. I tried the 'bsdtar' tool, but, whilst it decompresses the file, it doesn't leave an iso image which I can then burn. What do I do? Thanks -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
On Sat, 2005-10-22 14:59:02, Rumen Yotov wrote: IIRC you can use 7zip for Windows to uncompress .bz2 compressed files. Or search for bzip2 for Windows (was win tools or something similar). I have managed to decompress the file with 'bsdtar', however, this does not result in an 'iso' but actually turns the livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2 into all the files that would make up the livecd64-ahorn5.iso, so I do end up with all the files, but not an image I can burn onto a cd. I can not boot my new pc without a bootable cd as it doesn't have an operating system on yet. Thanks, Damian -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
--- Holly Bostick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: damian bamforth schreef: On Sat, 2005-10-22 14:59:02, Rumen Yotov wrote: IIRC you can use 7zip for Windows to uncompress .bz2 compressed files. Or search for bzip2 for Windows (was win tools or something similar). I have managed to decompress the file with 'bsdtar', however, this does not result in an 'iso' but actually turns the livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2 into all the files that would make up the livecd64-ahorn5.iso, so I do end up with all the files, but not an image I can burn onto a cd. Perhaps the file you're using has been deliberately misnamed. Or, perhaps bsdtar is not as useful a program as it would seem at first glance. If you remove the *.bz2 extension, leaving the filename as just *.iso, can it then be burned as an ISO in your CD burning software? In any case I would check the file with WinRAR or 7zip (or even Total Commander) to confirm that it really is a bzipped iso, and not just an ISO that has been renamed to iso.bz2 Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list Ahhh... 7zip found the iso, and extracting it. This issue is now resolved. Thanks, Damian -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] burning compressed iso
--- Holly Bostick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: damian bamforth schreef: On Sat, 2005-10-22 14:59:02, Rumen Yotov wrote: IIRC you can use 7zip for Windows to uncompress .bz2 compressed files. Or search for bzip2 for Windows (was win tools or something similar). I have managed to decompress the file with 'bsdtar', however, this does not result in an 'iso' but actually turns the livecd64-ahorn5.iso.bz2 into all the files that would make up the livecd64-ahorn5.iso, so I do end up with all the files, but not an image I can burn onto a cd. Perhaps the file you're using has been deliberately misnamed. Or, perhaps bsdtar is not as useful a program as it would seem at first glance. If you remove the *.bz2 extension, leaving the filename as just *.iso, can it then be burned as an ISO in your CD burning software? In any case I would check the file with WinRAR or 7zip (or even Total Commander) to confirm that it really is a bzipped iso, and not just an ISO that has been renamed to iso.bz2 Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list Ahhh... 7zip found the iso, and extracting it. This issue is now resolved. Thanks, Damian -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] help with new install
I am fairly new to linux, and have decided to 'give it a shot'. I have read the manual for gentoo... but I have run into problems. My system is an AMD64 3000, with abit AX8 mobo. I downloaded Gentoo 2005.1 Universal install CD and it boots fine, but does not detect the network card, which is an on-board device controlled by a 'c plus' gigabit ethernet chip. I managed to get drivers from the manufacturer, in source code, but I can't work out how to compile it. According to the stuff I read in the manual and on the internet, I need to turn the driver source code into a .ko file for this to work, then use the 'insmod'command. The 'make' command that I have read about on the internet doesn't work. Some documentation talked about ensuring links point to the right place, and then recompile the kernel, but obviously this is not an option on a bootable cd. There doesn't seem to be a c compiler either - I tried 'gcc'. It says in the manual that if I have a universal cd then I don't actually need an internet connection at this point of the install, but firstly I want to start at stage 1, because from what I understand gentoo will be configered more acurately to my system (hence *better*, I think), and secondly I think I need to have the network connection set up at this point in order for portage to work right. So, what do I do now? Thanks, Damian. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
