Re: iso's and linux


Subject: Re: iso's and linux
From: Mark Philip (markphilip_27@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Nov 13 2001 - 03:08:46 MST


On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 09:49:33 +0000, Matt Yee-King wrote:

>hello
>
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>I'm very new to YDL and am contemplating installing it on my iMac Rev B
>with 64MB RAM and 4GB HDD.
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>
>get some more RAM!!!
>
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>1) I wish to download YDL and put it onto a CD. There are 2 ISO files in
>the FTP directory- one's a POMONA & the other's a FUJI. Which one do I
>download?
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>get fuji - its the latest version. (2.1)
>
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>2) After downloading, can I just write the data onto a CD? I have access
>to a PC running Windows NT Server with a CD-R drive.
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>
>yes
>
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>3) Can anyone tell me in steps how to go about transferring the data onto
>the CD after I've downloaded the appropriate ISO file?
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>
>should be easy with easy cd creator:
>
>get the iso onto the nt box
>open the iso file with cd creator (shift right click, open with, choose
>easy cd creator)
>burn it.
>
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>4) The PC has Adaptec Easy CD Creator which can create data CDs. Do I
>need to make the CD-R bootable? I do not have a floppy disk on the
>iMac...
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>
>the cd should be bootable already.
>
>hope it works!
>
>matthew
Thanks for all that. What are the memory requirements for YDL2.1? Will
64MB be adequate?
I'll only be using to play around - it won't be a power server or
anything like that.
Thanks again,

-- 
Mark Philip <mailto:markphilip_27@yahoo.com>
Singapore.

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