> From: Dennis Gans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> I'm about to burn the Mandrake 8.0 install CD-ROM from the downloaded iso
> image and looking for some guidance. I have already burned the ext. CD from
> the downloaded iso image and was worried when I tried to explore the files
> on the CD and could not get into it. It just sits there as an iso image that
If you've burnt the ext CD and it still looks like an ISO, I think
something is wrong -- I think you've just burnt a copy of the ISO image
on the CD. In Easy CD-Creator under Windows you must "create CD from
image", which makes the CD usable. I don't know the commands to do that
under Linux -- somebody will -- maybe you have to post the name of the
CD burning program you are using. (Actually, these commands show up
periodically on the list -- if you search the archives you should find
them.)
> I can copy or burn but not open.
> Do I need to make the CD bootable or is this a separate issue?
If you "create CD from image" and the image includes a bootable image,
then, AFAIK, the CD will be bootable. The downloaded inst disk from
Mandrake includes a bootable image.
And if I
> need to make the CD bootable, do I have to use a Linux bootdisk or can I use
> a Win bootdisk? If it has to be a Linux bootdisk, does it have to be a
> Mandrake bootdisk or can it be a bootdisk form another distribution (which I
> have)?
I'm not positive about the answers to these last questions -- I think
you are best off if you use the Mandrake boot image. If you boot with
something else, you will be able to find a way to install, but you might
have to create a Mandrake bootable image using from the Mandrake CD
(some things like images, and commands like dd and rawimage??)
Hope this helps,
Randy Kramer
