i have burnt lots 'o cd's using 
http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm. its pretty good 
windows explorer aware donate-ware.

good luck,

rich


Sarah Jelinek wrote:
> Kyle J. McDonald wrote:
>> Sarah wrote:
>>  
>>> Kyle J. McDonald wrote:
>>>     
>>    
>>> What methods did you use? I use cdrw to burn
>>> cd's/dvd's and it works ok.
>>>     
>>
>> I used Windows. Both UltraISO, and IBM RecordNow (OEM'd from Sonic.)
>>   
> Well... iso is a standard so these utilities should just burn the image. 
> But, I have never used them. I am wondering if there is a special set of 
> options or something you have to specify to disable some Windows weirdness.
>>  
>>  
>>>> On all of them I get:
>>>>
>>>> Can't read disk label
>>>> Can't open disk label package
>>>>
>>>> Evaluating: boot cdrom
>>>>
>>>> Can't open boot device.
>>>>
>>>>       
>>
>> Does anyone reconize these messages?
>>      
> I have never seen them myself. But, it seems pretty clear it cannot read 
> the cd. That somehow the label isn't what is expected. Which makes me 
> suspect that something in the utilities you are using is doing something 
> a little bit off standard.
>>> After you burn the cd, can you mount it and read
>>> what's on it? That would help in figuring out if it actually has the
>>> image data on it.
>>>     
>>
>> I can see and read the files in Windows yes.
>> I don't have a Solaris machine anywhere to try it, but I suspect it 
>> will be similiar.
>> I can try linux though I suppose.
>>
>>   
> You might try linux. I have successfully burned lots of cd's of Solaris 
> express and been able to boot and install. The messages you are seeing 
> do not indicate to me that the image is bad, only that the label on the 
> disk is unreadable.  And, since your previous email to me indicated that 
> the md5 checksums matched up, I think the images are ok.
> 
> sarah
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