Yea, Live CD collection. I finally got the CDs to burn properly. Used Nero. And now I am having so much fun I have <Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, TinyMe, DSL, Puppy, Feather and Slax in my ever growing collection. When I build my own tower pc I think I will put in PCLinux so far I like that one best but I haven't messed with Ubuntu much. What is you opinion? Ty ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 6:19 PM Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Puppy and Feather linux ???s
--- In [email protected], "Ty Giannattasio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey guys/gals another question for you linux wizez, > I downloaded and burnt feather and puppy linux like I was recommended and when I try to boot the OS up, on any of my PCs, there is no data recognition from the CD. I copied them as an .iso file and everything. I had done the same with DSL and it works fine, (on my newer PCs.) When I open the file with Windows, on the puppy and feather, I just see and unrecognized file and nothing else. When I open DSL in Windows you see a boot folder and when that is opened there is an .iso folder and opening that there is a few icons, ie: boot, mail, isofile. etc... Did I burn the images incorrectly or is there a better way of going about it. Think of the *.iso file as a *.zip or *.cab file; you don't want the solitary *.iso file itself on the CD, you want the files within the *.iso on the CD. But in addition to the directories and files you named, what makes the *.iso special is that it contains the hidden sectors, the =boot= sectors that allow the CD to start up the machine. And using a given CD-burning software's "Burn CD fron ISO" option -- which is not the same as "Maka a data CD" -- creates the boot sectors. So, look for the "Burn from ISO" option! Most Linux distributions take up the full 600+MB CD (or even a full DVD!), so packing more than one onto a CD usually isn't possible. Puppy and Feather are (by design) much smaller than that, however getting both onto the same CD and independently bootable would be a ridiculously technical process. More trouble than it would be worth! Besides, blank CD's are pretty darn cheap - just start a LiveCD collection, like me ;) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
