Subject: Re: Trouble burning CD w/ Toast 4.1
From: Mark Rissman (markrissman@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Nov 01 2000 - 22:44:20 MST
I used cdrecord (win32) to build the YDL disks because
my Adaptec burning software does not handle .img
files. cdrecord may have a port to MacOS but I am not
sure. You can search freashmeat.com for cdrecord and
find its homepage.
--- Jim Kroger <kroger@Princeton.EDU> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am having trouble making a bootable CD. I
> downloaded the yellow dog
> iso (app 650 megs). First, I mounted this with disk
> copy. I drug the
> mounted disk to toast 4.1, which automatically
> switched to files and
> folders (I had selected disc copy). I burned the CD.
> But putting in
> my CD drive, and holding down c, does not work and
> the mac boots into
> Mac OS. I retried with Toast 3.5.7, doesn't see our
> firewire burner.
> I drug the iso file itself into Toast 4.1 and burned
> a CD containing
> it, of course that didn't boot. I tried changing
> creator (CDr3) and
> type (hImg), no luck. Nothing lets my mac boot off
> the CD (but I can
> boot from a Mac OS CD).
>
> Are İhere instructions for burning the CD under
> toast 4.1? I have
> read every thread on CD burning on the yellow dog
> site, and the files
> at www.linuxiso.org (which only refers to linuxppc).
> Lots of advice
> but always pertaining to Toast 3.5.7; 4.1 does not
> have the option
> everyone recommends. I just tried common sense but I
> guess I need
> some directions. I have to use Toast 4.1 and our
> firewire burner.
>
> Incidentally, what is the difference between a .iso
> and a .img file?
>
> Why doesn't Yellow Dog have instructions for this on
> their site? I
> guess the answer to that is obvious....
>
> Thanks
> Jim
>
>
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