Topic: Trouble installing

[Liam]

I downloaded the ISO and burned it, but it's not bootable .  I've tried several times, with several different burning packages.  Is there a way i can create a floppy boot disk(s) to get the install going?  Thanks in advance.

[ed sharpe archivist for]

be sure you are not just copying the iso image to the cd be are actually making the large iso file in to the many little files that are supposed to be on the cd. please check this.

do not use a rw cd rom disc use the cdr write only.. some earlier cd rom readers will not read the RW media!

that is all I can offer form my bag of tricks!

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[Ronald Tanis]

Insert the e-smith CD into your CD drive.

Doubleclick the "My Computer" icon on your Windows desktop.

Doubleclick the icon for your CD drive.

You should now see the contents of your e-smith CD. Doubleclick the dosutils folder.

In the dosutils folder, doubleclick the icon labelled rawrite.

The rawrite utility will ask you for the disk image source file name. Type d:\images\boot.img (assuming d: is your CD drive) and press Enter.

Rawrite will ask you for the target diskette drive. Type a: (assuming a: is your floppy drive) and press Enter.

When prompted, insert a blank, formatted diskette into your floppy drive and press Enter.

The rawrite utility will return a message telling you whether your disk was created successfully
success rmt

[Liam]

Hey thanks, i'm gonna give that a go and hopefully it'll work.  I appreciate the replies

[Andrew Roberts]

Silly question:  does your BIOS support booting from CD?

Cheers,
Andrew