Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-20 Thread david walcroft
On 04/18/2010 09:57 PM, Benjamin Donnachie wrote: On 18 April 2010 02:24, david walcroftdwalcr...@bigpond.com wrote: The burnt dvd does not boot on a system reboot. Why not just buy a CentOS CD or DVD from one of the companies listed here,

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-20 Thread david walcroft
On 04/18/2010 10:09 PM, JohnS wrote: On Sun, 2010-04-18 at 11:24 +1000, david walcroft wrote: On 04/17/2010 02:14 PM, JohnS wrote: Alrighty just for kicks put that centos dvd.iso on your desktop. Now right click on it and Click on Write To Disk. If you have it in your menu it should plain

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-20 Thread david walcroft
On 04/18/2010 10:11 PM, JohnS wrote: On Sun, 2010-04-18 at 11:24 +1000, david walcroft wrote: On 04/17/2010 02:14 PM, JohnS wrote: Yes that burnt an 'Image' but there is only 5 directories and 10 'Release Notes', there isn't a boot.iso. The burnt dvd does not boot on a system reboot. ---

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-20 Thread david walcroft
On 04/18/2010 01:03 PM, Michael A. Peters wrote: david walcroft wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far to burn one has produced coasters,what do I do to get an image. Thanks david

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-20 Thread Todd Denniston
david walcroft wrote, On 04/20/2010 02:59 AM: Thanks, I tried cdrecord changing /dev/scd0 to /dev/sr0 and it burnt the same as I have been getting previously,no boot.iso. So I have some 5 coasters that need blanking,what cdrecord command do I use to blank 'dvd+rw's. Thanks david As

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-20 Thread david walcroft
On 04/21/2010 04:37 AM, Todd Denniston wrote: david walcroft wrote, On 04/20/2010 02:59 AM: Thanks, I tried cdrecord changing /dev/scd0 to /dev/sr0 and it burnt the same as I have been getting previously,no boot.iso. So I have some 5 coasters that need blanking,what cdrecord command do I use

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-20 Thread John R Pierce
Todd Denniston wrote: The following links may be of some use for an attempt at blanking the disk before reuse. DVD+RW http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/creating-dvds.html#AEN25355 Of course the source of growisofs may be of use http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-18 Thread Benjamin Donnachie
On 18 April 2010 02:24, david walcroft dwalcr...@bigpond.com wrote: The burnt dvd does not boot on a system reboot. Why not just buy a CentOS CD or DVD from one of the companies listed here, http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=24 ? Ben

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-18 Thread JohnS
On Sun, 2010-04-18 at 11:24 +1000, david walcroft wrote: On 04/17/2010 02:14 PM, JohnS wrote: Alrighty just for kicks put that centos dvd.iso on your desktop. Now right click on it and Click on Write To Disk. If you have it in your menu it should plain out be like plug and play. So

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-18 Thread JohnS
On Sun, 2010-04-18 at 11:24 +1000, david walcroft wrote: On 04/17/2010 02:14 PM, JohnS wrote: Yes that burnt an 'Image' but there is only 5 directories and 10 'Release Notes', there isn't a boot.iso. The burnt dvd does not boot on a system reboot. --- OHH do you have your cd rom set to

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-17 Thread david walcroft
On 04/17/2010 02:14 PM, JohnS wrote: On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 09:25 +1000, david walcroft wrote: I use a mix of media. dvd-rw and dvd+r dl Is the 'bin' in CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso of any significance,as I haven't seen it before. --- Alrighty just for kicks put that centos dvd.iso on your

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-17 Thread Michael A. Peters
david walcroft wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far to burn one has produced coasters,what do I do to get an image. Thanks david This is how I burn linux ISO's, rarely results

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-16 Thread Robert Heller
At Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:59:08 +1000 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On 04/15/2010 11:10 AM, Kahlil Hodgson wrote: On 15/04/10 09:58, david walcroft wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-16 Thread m . roth
On 04/15/2010 11:10 AM, Kahlil Hodgson wrote: On 15/04/10 09:58, david walcroft wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far to burn one has produced coasters,what do I do to get an image.

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-16 Thread Todd Denniston
david walcroft wrote, On 04/15/2010 10:59 PM: On 04/15/2010 11:10 AM, Kahlil Hodgson wrote: On 15/04/10 09:58, david walcroft wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far to burn one has

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-16 Thread david walcroft
On 04/16/2010 03:58 PM, Mogens Kjaer wrote: On 04/16/2010 04:59 AM, david walcroft wrote: ... I tried your command but this error came up [da...@reddwarf ~]$ growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd=rpm/CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso :-( /dev/dvd: media is not recognized as recordable DVD: 0 What

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-16 Thread david walcroft
On 04/17/2010 12:07 AM, Todd Denniston wrote: david walcroft wrote, On 04/15/2010 10:59 PM: On 04/15/2010 11:10 AM, Kahlil Hodgson wrote: On 15/04/10 09:58, david walcroft wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-16 Thread Robert
On 04/16/2010 06:17 PM, david walcroft informed us: On 04/16/2010 03:58 PM, Mogens Kjaer wrote: On 04/16/2010 04:59 AM, david walcroft wrote: ... I tried your command but this error came up [da...@reddwarf ~]$ growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd=rpm/CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-16 Thread JohnS
On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 09:25 +1000, david walcroft wrote: I use a mix of media. dvd-rw and dvd+r dl Is the 'bin' in CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso of any significance,as I haven't seen it before. --- Alrighty just for kicks put that centos dvd.iso on your desktop. Now right click on it and

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-15 Thread david walcroft
On 04/15/2010 11:10 AM, Kahlil Hodgson wrote: On 15/04/10 09:58, david walcroft wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far to burn one has produced coasters,what do I do to get an image.

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-15 Thread david walcroft
On 04/15/2010 10:58 AM, Robert Heller wrote: At Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:58:40 +1000 CentOS mailing listcentos@centos.org wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far to burn one has produced

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-15 Thread Rob Kampen
david walcroft wrote: On 04/15/2010 11:10 AM, Kahlil Hodgson wrote: On 15/04/10 09:58, david walcroft wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far to burn one has produced

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-15 Thread david walcroft
On 04/16/2010 01:02 PM, Rob Kampen wrote: david walcroft wrote: On 04/15/2010 11:10 AM, Kahlil Hodgson wrote: On 15/04/10 09:58, david walcroft wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-15 Thread Mogens Kjaer
On 04/16/2010 04:59 AM, david walcroft wrote: ... I tried your command but this error came up [da...@reddwarf ~]$ growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/dvd=rpm/CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso :-( /dev/dvd: media is not recognized as recordable DVD: 0 What does this command say? dvd+rw-mediainfo

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-14 Thread Robert Heller
At Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:58:40 +1000 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far to burn one has produced coasters,what do I do to get an image.

Re: [CentOS] burning an image

2010-04-14 Thread Kahlil Hodgson
On 15/04/10 09:58, david walcroft wrote: I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far to burn one has produced coasters,what do I do to get an image. I've had graphical apps give me coasters on