På 2007-03-09, skrev Tim Coddington: > I am a mostly Windows user trying to make the jump. > > So I bought a new computer (the parts are still in various boxes around > the house) and > downloaded a copy of Ubuntu 6.10 onto my PC. Burnt the copy onto a DVD > (to large to use > a CD being .73 Gig). > > It seems that I am completely clue-free on where to go next. The suffix > of the file is .iso. So > how do I open it to see what is inside? No utilities recognize that > suffix. Since DVD drivers > don't come with Linux, is there a way to get it onto a CD?
I'm a little confused. Are you trying to burn the CD from Linux or another operating system? DVD drivers do come with Linux, typically, but may need manual intervention to activate. If you are recording the CD from Linux, I suggest using the program cdrecord, which runs in a terminal. There is no need to open the ISO file; it is a complete copy of the desired contents of the CD (including all required boor blocks and filesystem metadata) and needs to be passed to a recording program as a raw image. A program that expects a list of files as input and makes its own image will not work; it will produce a CD containing a filesystem containing one big file and no boot block. I suggest that you download the installation CD image from one of the mirrors linked from http://ubuntu.com and use that to burn a CD (not DVD). There is no point in my opinion in using a DVD to install because you can easily add all the extra software you desire after installation; a blank CD is cheaper and faster to record and dowload the image for. I'm sorry that these instructions are so vague. I could likely offer more specific suggestions with more details on your situation. I hope this helps! -- Henry House +1 530 753 3361 ext. 13 Please don't send me HTML mail! My mail system frequently rejects it. The unintelligible text that may follow is a digital signature. See <http://hajhouse.org/pgp> to find out how to use it. My OpenPGP key: <http://hajhouse.org/hajhouse.asc>.
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