I've burned many Linux iso files in the past years that were bootable (i.e., Slax, Knoppix, DSL, etc.). I need to check my harddrive in my laptop which only has a cd rom drive...no floppy drive. The harddrive is a Hitachi and Hitachi provides an iso file on there site that will "create a bootable CD* for Linux, Windows and other Operating Systems". I downloaded the iso and burned it with k3b as a data cd image as I've done in the past. It doesn't produce a bootable cd. How can I edit their iso file so that it is bootable?

The link to their iso: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/suppor...2_v406_b00.iso

k3b only wrote the iso file-cdrecord burned a bootable cd.

i agree. if the iso file you downloaded is supposed to be burned to a cd and that iso has the code to be bootable then all you have to do is burn it to a cd. but you do not burn it as a data cd. burning an iso is differnet than data cd.

you should also verify in your bios that your cd rom is the first boot device, then your hard drive.

Start k3b, then 'Tools' > 'CD' > 'Burn CD Image'

Verify that the MD5SUM matches before burning, to avoid coasters