Topic: Copying *.iso file to cdrom

[Stone Linton]

Ive downloaded the file (e-smith-3.1-cdrom.iso/91,417kb) to my Windows NT 4.0 Workstation.  I used Winzip to extract this to a directory, then copied this file, the floppy image, and rawrite2.exe to a blank cd using my HP CD-Writer Plus 7500 Series and the Easy-CD software. Then created the boot floppy from the image.

Systems boots, recognizes scsi device (Adaptec 2940UW) [cd-rom drive is scsi, hard drive is ide] and all goes well, except install stops when trying to access newly created cdrom installation disk.  Error message is "That CDROM device does not seem to contain a Red Hat CDROM."  Click "Ok" and it tries to reinitializing CDROM . . ." and then returns same message.

I ran in to a similar problem when downloading, burning and trying to install directly from Red Hat's ftp site.

Is there a special format for the cd? Is my cd incompatible?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Stephan Stone Linton, MCSE
stonelinton@home.com

[Charlie Brady]

Stone Linton wrote:

> Systems boots, recognizes scsi device (Adaptec 2940UW) [cd-rom
> drive is scsi, hard drive is ide] and all goes well, except
> install stops when trying to access newly created cdrom
> installation disk.  Error message is "That CDROM device
> does not seem to contain a Red Hat CDROM."  Click
> "Ok" and it tries to reinitializing CDROM . . ."
> and then returns same message.
>
> I ran in to a similar problem when downloading, burning and
> trying to install directly from Red Hat's ftp site.
>
> Is there a special format for the cd?

It's absolutely stock standard ISO9660 with Rock Ridge extensions.

> Is my cd incompatible?

It is now that you've let Windows near it.

> Stephan Stone Linton, MCSE stonelinton@home.com

As an MCSE you'd know that Windows is rather inconsistent about the way it treats case in file and directory names. Somewhere along the line you've converted "RedHat" to something else.

If your CDROM writing software can transfer the .iso file directly to disk,
then use that and your CDROM should come out usable. If it won't let you write an image file to disk then change your CD writing software.

And of course you can buy a CDROM and manual from E-smith.

Regards

Charlie

[cryblood]

easy-cd?  do you mean easy cd creator from adaptec?  If so, you can easily use that to burn the .iso file to the cd.  The .iso file is an "IMAGE" that most cd burner sw will gladly just burn to a cd.

here's how:

file->Create CD from Image
change the file type from .cif to .iso and browse to were the .iso file is and select it.
hit the "open" button
hit the little red dot.

and waa-laa you have a shinny new e-smith cd.

[Elcamino]

I guess that is what happens when MS started giving out MCSE certs with every purchase of a product.

[Stone Linton]

We can't all know everything.  While this may have seemed like a simple problem to you now, at one time in your life, you also searched for this very same answer.  I just hope that at that time in your life, some under-achieving individual didn't lash out in bitterness over some personal inadequacies, and make a feeble attempt at “cutting” you down.

I haven’t taken your remarks too personally, as the basic truth of your comment is already widely known.  You should not take the devaluation of certification personally either; it is the way of all things.  College degrees, marital contracts . . . with time everything follows that pattern.

You should especially not lash out at those that have received certification, having given any thought to the situation, you would realize that they are not more responsible for the devaluation that yourself.  Such comments of yours add nothing to the situation or our, otherwise, very useful bulletin board.

P.S. Your next response to one of my questions was more useful.  Giving you the benefit of doubt, thank you.

[Stone Linton]

From: Darren Windham [mailto:elcamino@home.com]
[beginning of quote]
heheh.  I just hate that fact of paper mcse's.  I run the network for what I
believe will be one of the hot internet/com ipo's of this year.  I myself
have no certs but maintain several cisco routers/switches, firewall, 10-15
nt servers, 5 sun boxes and 5 linux servers.  I'm sorry if I hurt your pride
or offended you but most of the info you needed came with you cdrom software
or was on the e-smith site.  Just another thought.  Have someone do a basic
scan on your e-smith box before you go live to check and make sure what you
think the outside world sees is in fact true.
[end of quote]

Wow. I'm good. Check this out!

"I myself have no certs but . . . "

Look!  It is that "bitterness over some personal inadequacies" of which I spoke.

Darren, no harm done.  You've given a good argument of your manhood.  We're proud.

[Stone Linton]

Not to further bore others, but Darren, give it a rest!  You respond like a 15 year old.  I had a question, I asked it, making no claims to be brilliant or even a NT guru.  You, with your insecurities, made an issue of this.  Take all you answer and go down to a test center and put this to rest.  Certainly with all your brilliance and you hot job with the next big IPO . . . you can fork out the $100 per test and we all know you've got all the answers!  You will sleep better at night with a college degree and your MS certification hanging on the wall.  Grow up.

[Joseph Morrison]

We're delighted to have so many enthusiastic e-smith users, and we love to see people helping each other out on our forum here. Hopefully this conversation doesn't need to get any more personal. If we want to keep e-smith moving forward and improving and getting widely adopted we'll need to keep working together.

Thanks in advance to all of you for keeping this civil

Best regards,
- Joseph Morrison, CEO