Subject: RE: need some help with burning cs1.21 image
From: Andrew Le (ale1@msi-world.com)
Date: Thu Oct 12 2000 - 10:22:40 MDT
Yea, I know what you mean... I try not to waste any CDs I burn.. Heh... Save
the 25 cents for coffee.. Hehh...
Andrew
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdowns [mailto:cdowns@skillsoft.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 9:24 AM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Re: need some help with burning cs1.21 image
>
>
> Andrew Le wrote:
>
> > Ok, I'll give that a try... Thanks...
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jeff [mailto:jhergan@home.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 9:10 AM
> > > To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > > Subject: RE: need some help with burning cs1.21 image
> > >
> > >
> > > >Yeah, I have the exact same problem...
> > > >
> > > >Anyone know what's wrong? I have a stock PM 8500/132 PPC604.
> > > >
> > > >Andrew
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: Adam [mailto:adamhadm@frontiernet.net]
> > > >> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 5:07 PM
> > > >> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > > >> Subject: need some help with burning cs1.21 image
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> I have downloaded the latest ISO image and burned it to
> > > cd using the
> > > >> latest Toast on a G4. I mounted the image on the desktop
> > > (two images
> > > >> mounted, one with lowercase and the other every thing in
> > > upper case)
> > > >> and selected the ISO format with macintosh names in
> the options.
> > > >> Then I choose the the lowercase image and burned... It
> > > mounts on the
> > > >> desktop fine but when I run the Red Hat installer it does not
> > > >> recognized that the cd is a Yellow Dog tree...
> > > >>
> > > >> What went wrong??
> > > >>
> > > >> Adam
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Adam Done Studios,
> > > >> Commercial Photography
> > > >> and Digital Imaging
> > > >>
> > >
> > > I think I know what the problem is.
> > > You aren't supposed to mount or otherwise alter the image
> file that
> > > you downloaded. So:
> > > 1. Make sure you downloaded in binary format (not ascii).
> > > 2. Open Toast and choose "Disk Image" as the type instead of ISO.
> > > 3. Drag the raw disk image (not one of those mounted ones
> you made)
> > > to the Toast window. Or you can click the data button
> and choose the
> > > disk image.
> > > 4. Write the image.
> > >
> > > At least that's the way I did it with the last image.
> Again, let me
> > > emphasize that if you altered the raw image that you downloaded in
> > > any way you'll need to download it again. FWIW, I downloaded the
> > > MkLinux R1 disk image this morning in 10 minutes on my cable modem
> > > from one of the mirror sites. Hope you're not stuck in
> 25k land. : |
> > > HTH
> > > Jeff
> > >
>
> i hate to say this, but do it ona pc w/adadptec easy cd
> creater and rename
> the extesion to .iso , works great and is bootable. burning under a
> macintosh becomes a project and with burnables at about .25
> cents a piece
> you cant afford to waste em' hehehehe
>
> good luck, chris
>
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