David Guntner grabbed a keyboard and wrote:
>
> Todd Lyons grabbed a keyboard and wrote:
> >
> > Damian G wrote on Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 05:03:22PM +0000 :
> > >
> > > well, if you know how to extract files from an ISO image, then maybe
> > > you could make one for yourself.. try extracting all content from the
> > > second CD, delete 50 MB of files you are positive you will not need,
> > > and then burn that. ( of course your self-made second CD won't be
> > > bootable anymore. but at least you can use it for the install)
> >
> > Very good advice. If you need help doing this, post here and someone
> > can assist you.
>
> As you'll probably have observed by now, someone did post information on
> how to go about doing this. I was able to do it and remove the OpenOffice
> stuff, which gave me a size that I could then put on a 650M disk. Once
> I've reinstalled my now-trashed system (thanks to the bad CD 2
> <grumble>....), I'll be able to install the OpenOffice stuff from my /home
> partition (which will NOT be getting formatted during the install :).
ARGH!!!! I just tried doing my install, and the $#@!ing installer won't
accept my second CD that I burned after removing the OpenOffice stuff.
Using the information I was given for how to mount the .iso file as
/mnt/cdrom and then pull the information to a side directory, I removed the
OpenOffice .rpm files. Since I haven't got a *clue* how to create an ISO
file, I transferred the Bood and Mandrake directories (with their files)
back to the Windows machine, and then used Easy CD Creator 5 Pro to burn
those two directories to a CD labeled MandrakeLinux90 (which is what the
other two disks are called). However, when I was prompted to put the
second CD in, it rejected the disk, ejecting it and asking again for CD 2.
I cannot *begin* to express how unhappy I am with whichever rocket
scientist decided that it would be a good idea to package up a .iso file
that produces a CD larger than 650 Meg.
Do you have any ideas for how I can make a CD that the install routine will
like? What should have been a simple upgrade for me is really turning into
the ordeal from hell, rapidly. If you've got any ideas, I'd love to hear
them...
--Dave
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