won't boot off iso cd

[Michael]

I realize that this is probably too late, to do any good, but here goes.

When I installed FC1, it came as 3 CDs, and after I realized that it
would load with only 64 Megs of Ram, and upgraded, to 128 Megs, it
installed.

I downloaded FC2, as ISOs.

I made FC3 CDs, from a Linux Format DVD, using Winmkiso, and got ISOs on My CDs.

I downloaded FC4, as ISOs, as the Version was only available, on the Web.

The 1 thing that ALL the ISOs had in common, was that They wouldn't
load, until I Ripped the ISOs, using Media Creator, running on W**dows
X*.

You 'Right Click', on the ISO File, to bring up the Idiot Box, and
click on 'Record to CD'.

When the Option Box, comes up, You have to check the box, that says:
'Write to Text', or 'Write as Text'. This Option, is not normally
Highlighted.

It then records the CDs, as just Files, which then load, without a
problem. In fact, when the Disc is finished, the File Box will 'Pop
Up', and show You all the Folders and Files. That way You know that it
worked.

But Wait, cause it sometimes takes a minute or two, for that to
happen. I think that it depends on how fast Your computer is, that
You're running Media Creator on.

I hope this helps!

Michael

On 8/1/05, Marc M <linuxr at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you put the cd into another system (regardless of os) do you see only one
> file or lots of files and directories?  I did this just the other day even
> though I knew better.  If you only see one file you have made a coaster; you
> should see multiple files.  
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
> On 8/1/05, T. Horsnell <tsh at mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> > >Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> > >> Am Mo, den 01.08.2005 schrieb Anne Ramey um 17:47:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I updated to 2.6.12 kernel without updating something else necessary,
> > >>>apparently and have hosed my system.  The real problem is that it won't
> > >>>boot of disk.  We had 2 64 bit systems have the kernel problem and the
> > >>>other is back up and running fine.  The only disk I can get the second
> > >>>system to boot is off a 386 iso, which causes problems when I try and
> do 
> > >>>anything (including chroot /mnt/sysimage) so I can't really rescue the
> > >>>system.  I'd be ok with reinstalling, because I was just doing the
> > >>>initial system set-up anyway, but I can't figure out how to do that 
> > >>>without being able to boot off a cd.  The instructions I've found from
> > >>>booting from the network start with--boot from an iso cd (not helpful).
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Anne
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> How did you initially install the machine in question? At that time it
> > >> booted from your CD but now after a kernel update it does not any
> > >> longer? Please provide hardware information, especially about the 
> > >> controller (IDE / SCSI) and what else might be important.
> > >>
> > >> Alexander
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >The machine came with fedora 3 (kernel 2.6.10) installed, so I guess it
> > >did boot from 64 bit CD at one point, but I never did it.
> > >Hardware RAID: 8-Ch 3Ware SATA 9500S-8 w/ battery
> > >IDE Devices:  hda: QSI CD-RW/DVD-ROM SBW242C
> > >SCSI Devices:  AMCC 9500S-8 DISK (Direct-Access) 
> > >
> > >This is the system info for the system that did come back up:
> > >http://daredevil.blast.com/sys/
> > >The only differences between the two are disk size and sw/hw raid. 
> > >Daredevil has software raid, the dead one has hw raid.
> > >
> > >Anne
> > 
> > When you say it 'wont boot off CD', what sort of error msg do
> > you get? Is your BIOS config'd to boot from CD as the first choice, 
> > or is the box still actually trying to boot from your raid system?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Terry.
> > 
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