Scott Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:30:50 -0600 "Ray Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >Did you figure out how to get an install cd from the ISO image file? I have > >a new dell with RecordNow and I can't figure it out, but, I need to do the > >same thing. Thanks. > > Sonic RecordNow! apparently does not recognize .iso files as image files, > so it cannot produce a valid, bootable disk. I ran into this two or three > weeks ago. I already had a 5.2.1 system installed on the same machine, so > I was able to copy the image file from the Windows XP file system into a > FreeBSD UFS file system. From there I used burncd to produce a bootable disk. > One problem I ran into, however, was that the "fixate" step always encountered > some error with the two large .iso files when burning a CD-R, although it > worked fine with the "minimal installation" image file. Burning to a CD-RW > worked properly. I still don't know why burning a large image to a CD-R was > a problem when burning it to a CD-RW was not a problem. > In short, Sonic RecordNow! is useless for ISO image files, but you may > find some workaround. There are also other disk-burning packages around for > Windows XP, but that would mean spending more money on a package you might > only > use once. :-]
The product specs for RecordNow claim that it has full support for ISO file images. You probably need to trick it in some way; maybe by changing the file extension or some such silliness. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
