I am using HP Easy CD Creator, that according to what I read I did a test file with an
".iso" extension. I double clicked on it and Easy CD Creator executes to burn a ISO
image.
Thanks everyone!!!
I am only twenty-someting hours away from the completion of Mandrake 7.1 ISO image
download.
Hugo.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Charles A Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 2:29 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO image
>
>
>Hugo
> What program will you be using to burn the ISO.
>
> Charles
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 8:39 PM
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO image
>
>
>> Once you burn it its just automatically bootable. I think.
>> How to burn one? I think Mandrake said Easy-cd creator would
>> burn em'.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Hugo GONZALEZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 1:07 PM
>> Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.1 ISO image
>>
>>
>> > Ok, so GRUB can go beyond the cylinder 1024. I am
>dowloading then the
>ISO
>> image of Mandrake 7.1. I am half the way of completing the
>download. I
>> looked for a howto on burning iso images into CD, but found
>none. At the
>> places I found something it was only a "please refer to your
>CD-R manual".
>> >
>> > What is the procedure to burn an ISO image into a CD to make it
>bootable?
>> Do I burn it just like that?
>> >
>> > Thanks again!
>> >
>> > Hugo GONZALEZ
>> >
>> > >-----Original Message-----
>> > >From: Charles A Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> > >Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 9:37 AM
>> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >Subject: Re: [newbie] Partitioning for Win98 and Linux
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > I also have a Maxtor hd. When I installed it in my
>system I used the
>> > >MaxBlast software included with the drive to format it before
>> > >installing any
>> > >OS. This software will write code to the hd that will prevent
>> > >you from being
>> > >able to use LILO, BootMagic, or the BeOS
>> > >bootloader. You will have no problem with 7.1 and GRUB.
>> > >
>> > > Charles
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >----- Original Message -----
>> > >From: "Hugo GONZALEZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 10:54 AM
>> > >Subject: RE: [newbie] Partitioning for Win98 and Linux
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >> My hd is a Maxtor, and I partitioned 10Mb using DOS(Win95)
>> > >fdisk. I am on
>> > >my way of downloading the iso images for Mandrake 7.1.
>> > >>
>> > >> Thanks.
>> > >>
>> > >> Hugo GONZALEZ
>> > >>
>> > >> >-----Original Message-----
>> > >> >From: Charles A Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> > >> >Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 6:33 AM
>> > >> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >> >Subject: Re: [newbie] Partitioning for Win98 and Linux
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> > You can always do the install and boot Linux from a floppy
>> > >> >or upgrade to
>> > >> >7.1 and use GRUB as the bootloader. It does not suffer
>from the 1024
>> > >> >error.You can also move Windows to the end of the drive, it
>> > >> >will boot from
>> > >> >anywhere and install Mandrake on the first 10GB.
>> > >> > One other note. You did not say what brand hd or which tool
>> > >> >you used to
>> > >> >formatt. If you used a floppy supplied with the drive then you
>> > >> >will most
>> > >> >likly get the 1024 error regardless of where you install LILO.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Charles
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> >----- Original Message -----
>> > >> >From: "Mark Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >> >Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 1:05 PM
>> > >> >Subject: Re: [newbie] Partitioning for Win98 and Linux
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> >> Hugo GONZALEZ wrote:
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > Hello everyone.
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > I had installed Mandrake 7.0 as the single OS on my box.
>> > >> >No problem at
>> > >> >all. Then my HD physically crashed and I installed a new one
>> > >> >with Windows
>> > >> >98. This new hd is 20Gb big, and initially, when installing
>> > >> >Win98 I left
>> > >> >only a partition of 10Gb (9.x Gb), the rest of the disk would
>> > >> >be for Linux.
>> > >> >Then I tried to install Mandrake, but DrakX told me that the
>> > >> >partition for
>> > >> >Linux is beyond the cylinder 1024, so I quit installation.
>> > >I surfed the
>> > >> >internet to read some howtos, but my confusion grew larger. My
>> > >> >question is:
>> > >> >can I install Linux without making a /boot partition within
>> > >> >the cylinder
>> > >> >1024?
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > Can I keep my hd like
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >!----------------Win98(10Gb)--------------!!-------------------
>> > >> >-Linux-------
>> > >> >-------------!
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > or should I go to something like
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >!-/boot-!!-----------------Win98---------------!!--------------
>> > >> >---Linux-----
>> > >> >-------------!
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > Please, if you'd be so kind to clarify this to me.
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > Hugo GONZALEZ
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Hugo,
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> This is very easy to fix. When you're doing the
>install and you're
>> > >> >> partition your HDD for Linux make these partitions.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> "/boot" = 10Meg
>> > >> >> "/" (your 'root' partition) = HOwever big your you want
>> > >according to
>> > >> >> physical limits
>> > >> >> SWAP partition = 200 - 300 Meg
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> that's really all there is to it.
>> > >> >> --
>> > >> >> Mark
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> I love my Linux box...
>> > >> >> REASON #1 -- ...it isn't Windows!
>> > >> >> Registered Linux user #1299563
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
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