RE: Discribe software won't burn YDL ISO image


Subject: RE: Discribe software won't burn YDL ISO image
From: David A. Gatwood (dgatwood@deepspace.mklinux.org)
Date: Fri Oct 13 2000 - 14:52:33 MDT


On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Pete Peters wrote:

> I'd be very interested in whatever they tell you. IIRC, David Gatwood (head
> honcho for MkLinux development) said he had no problems burning MkLinux ISO
> images. He also had good things to say about Discribe software and
> CharisMac support. I wonder what the difference is between MkL ISO images
> and YDL ISO images?

Shouldn't be any. I had nightmarish problems with the competition, though
(Adaptec Toast). They took out the whole-disk burning option entirely in
Toast 4, except for the "Deluxe" pay us $100+ for the featuers you had
before version. Discribe worked beautifully, and costs a third as much,
since they give competitive upgrades to even OEM Toast owners. :-)
(Adaptec, on the other hand, doesn't have any special upgrade pricing for
OEM Toast owners to Deluxe....)

Note that to make Discribe burn a disk image, you have to not only set its
file type to be the correct type for that type of disk copy image, but
also MUST set the CREATOR to be Discribe's creator code, NOT Disk Copy's
creator code. Otherwise, it will not recognize the image, or at least it
didn't for me. After I figured that out, it worked flawlessly.

> > > For the record, it appears there is no way to burn the Yellow Dog ISO
> > image
> > > properly using the "Describe" CD authoring software made by Charismac
> > that
> > > comes with Sony CD burners. This was confirmed by Charismac tech
> > support.

Sounds like you got a tech support guy who was on crack....

> > > Describe doesn't support burning an image without mounting it.

That isn't true. If it mounted it and copied files off, I wouldn't be
able to burn the hybrid Mac/ISO disks for Mklinux with it, and I do so
regularly.

Make sure you select Disk Image as the source material, and make sure, as
mentioned, that the file type AND CREATOR are set right. I don't have the
right machine running at the moment or I'd give you the specifics. Let me
know if you don't figure it out.

David

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