Trying to find an app to burn a Linux ISO

btrail · 08-08-2006, 11:06 AM

I've tried Nero Express on my Dell XP system to create a Linux boot CD off the Mandrake One .iso image and it won't read any ISO files. Any suggestions on a program that will read the ISO and burn it bootable to my CDROM burner-DVD reader combo drive.

I've also tried a shareware app WinImage and it won't burn the ISO image either.

Brad Trail
btrail
Rochester, NY

*Xenny* · 08-08-2006, 11:50 AM

Umm... maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick about what you mean, but I've used nero to burn iso images without a problem. What exactly are you doing to try and burn it?

Sorry if you know this already, but you know you have to actually chose from the menu to make an image (I think it's the file menu - I don't have nero in linux so can't check), rather than clicking on the burn button like you normally would?

Apologies if I've got the wrong idea about what you mean!

Xenny

eno_on · 08-08-2006, 11:55 AM

I used the nero trial to do it

J.W. · 08-08-2006, 08:36 PM

Welcome to LQ. Have you considered just doing it from the command line? Assuming you've downloaded the ISO image and verified the checksum, just

Code:

cdrecord -v speed=8 dev=0,0,0 -data <filename>

You can adjust the speed to whatever is appropriate for your system (although I never burn faster than 8X or 16X due to the risk of getting a coaster, regardless of the rated speed of my CD-RW) and your device may be at a different location (eg, 0,1,0 or something else, you can use "cdrecord -scanbus" to find out)

Also, this is not a hardware question, so I'm moving it to General

benjithegreat98 · 08-09-2006, 12:04 PM

I assume you meant you wanted to burn it using windows. Here's ISO Burn: http://tinyapps.co.uk/isoburn/

That should do the trick for ya!

pixellany · 08-09-2006, 01:58 PM

One thing that impresses me about some Linux distros: Right-click on an .iso file and select "burn to CD".
Try THAT on your Windows box!!!!

benjithegreat98 · 08-09-2006, 02:09 PM

Actually, besides ISOBurn I have ImgBurn installed on my computer, which is what I used to burn iso files to cds/dvds in windows.

So I tried to right click an .ISO file and I was able to choose "Burn Using ImgBurn". It just depends on what you have installed on your computer.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

pixellany · 08-09-2006, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benjithegreat98

Actually, besides ISOBurn I have ImgBurn installed on my computer, which is what I used to burn iso files to cds/dvds in windows.

So I tried to right click an .ISO file and I was able to choose "Burn Using ImgBurn". It just depends on what you have installed on your computer.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Touche (accent mark supressed)

The point was that many Linux distros have this built it--don't have to add anything.

aysiu · 08-09-2006, 03:05 PM

I created a tutorial on burning ISOs in Windows with CDBurnerXP.
It uses Ubuntu as an example, but the same procedure applies for any Linux distro.
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/iso.html

w3bd3vil · 08-09-2006, 08:24 PM

Alcohol 120%, is my choice on winxp.

alred · 08-10-2006, 03:21 AM

previously , i never have any problem with this one on windows :: http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

try it , after you have sucessfully install linux , you can saftly delete your windows(probably backup your media files onto linux partitions)... as people are saying , you can do the samething in linux without any problem at all ...

goodluck !!

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btrail · 08-10-2006, 12:16 PM

Hello and thanks for all the helpful suggestions.

I tried three applications to burn the ISO image on my XP box before I found one that was refreshing and just did the trick to get me the bootable Linux Mandriva One CD done.

I had tried Nero Express and had trouble with ISO at all (Express?)
I then tried CDRWIN and that didn't do it.
I tried one other shareware app w/o success.
The one that worked for me was DeepBurner.

I'm running Mandriva One now. Thanks much!

Brad in Rochester, NY

btrail · 08-10-2006, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J.W.

Welcome to LQ. Have you considered just doing it from the command line? Assuming you've downloaded the ISO image and verified the checksum, just

Code:

cdrecord -v speed=8 dev=0,0,0 -data <filename>

You can adjust the speed to whatever is appropriate for your system (although I never burn faster than 8X or 16X due to the risk of getting a coaster, regardless of the rated speed of my CD-RW) and your device may be at a different location (eg, 0,1,0 or something else, you can use "cdrecord -scanbus" to find out)

Also, this is not a hardware question, so I'm moving it to General

Thanks JW. I was not in Linux yet at this point. I'm out of the water now. I found a Windows app to burn the Mandriva One CD and get me to Linux.

Thanks again.

Brad in Rochester, NY

btrail · 08-10-2006, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *Xenny*

Umm... maybe I've got the wrong end of the stick about what you mean, but I've used nero to burn iso images without a problem. What exactly are you doing to try and burn it?

Sorry if you know this already, but you know you have to actually chose from the menu to make an image (I think it's the file menu - I don't have nero in linux so can't check), rather than clicking on the burn button like you normally would?

Apologies if I've got the wrong idea about what you mean!

Xenny

My copy of Nero Express seems to be limited. It won't open a .iso file!

HOWEVER, now that I go back and review I see that it does allow the .iso file type and I had missed it. My Windows XP configuration did not however assign the file type to Nero Express so ... my bad.

My apologies to Nero and to all of you!!!

Thanks Xenny for commenting on this thread.

Have a day!

Btrail

colinstu · 08-10-2006, 05:46 PM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/...using_Freeware

My fave ISO burning program, also the only one that ever worked.