My main question is: Which files do I download in order to burn onto a DVD? I'm at one of the mirrors and here is what I'm looking at. Do I go further? Go back?


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Icon Name Last modified Size Description[DIR] Parent Directory -
[ ] ARCHIVES.gz 22-Dec-2004 15:25 16M
[ ] COPYING 16-Dec-2004 12:49 18K
[ ] COPYING.de 16-Dec-2004 12:49 25K
[ ] COPYRIGHT 16-Dec-2004 12:49 1.4K
[ ] COPYRIGHT.de 16-Dec-2004 12:49 1.6K
[ ] ChangeLog 22-Dec-2004 14:58 4.3M
[ ] INDEX.gz 22-Dec-2004 15:35 88K
[ ] LIESMICH 16-Dec-2004 12:49 363
[ ] LIESMICH.DOS 16-Dec-2004 12:49 377
[ ] MD5SUMS 05-Jan-2005 08:57 1.0K
[ ] MD5SUMS-META 08-Jan-2005 05:53 3.9K
[ ] MD5SUMS-META.sig 08-Jan-2005 05:55 481
[ ] README 16-Dec-2004 12:49 356
[ ] README.DOS 16-Dec-2004 12:49 370
[ ] README.FTP 05-Jan-2005 06:09 2.0K
[IMG] SuSEgo.ico 16-Dec-2004 12:49 2.2K
[ ] autorun.inf 16-Dec-2004 12:49 36
[DIR] boot/ 05-Jan-2005 08:57 -
[ ] content 22-Dec-2004 14:53 599
[TXT] control.xml 20-Dec-2004 08:08 19K
[ ] directory.yast 22-Dec-2004 15:05 250
[DIR] docu/ 05-Jan-2005 08:57 -
[DIR] dosutils/ 05-Jan-2005 09:11 -
[TXT] gpg-pubkey-3d25d3d9-36e12d04.asc 16-Dec-2004 12:49 1.7K
[TXT] gpg-pubkey-9c800aca-40d8063e.asc 16-Dec-2004 12:49 2.1K
[DIR] iso/ 05-Jan-2005 09:12 -
[ ] ls-lR.gz 22-Dec-2004 15:25 168K
[DIR] media.1/ 05-Jan-2005 09:12 -
[ ] pubring.gpg 16-Dec-2004 12:49 2.7K
[DIR] suse/ 08-Jan-2005 05:52 -

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Thank you for any useful advise.



Hmmm...or do they just have the mini?

What do you think about this one:

ftp://mirror.storagetek.com/pub/syst....2-FTP-DVD.iso

It may not contain all packages, but you can always install them via FTP sources.

Sorry it took so long to reply. I went out of town again and couldn't find my posting. DUH! I'm downloading now. I've tried multiple times to burn things like the Suse-mini.iso onto a dvd. What am I doing wrong? It doesn't work. I try to boot from the dvd-rom and it just goes on to boot from the hard-drive.

Another question. why is downloading via my Suse OS so much slower than when I'm in Windblows? Even just browsing both my wife and I notice that it is slower under linux.

Oh yes, this is from the same source, and multiple tries. With windows, I'm normally at ~320k, and with Linux, I'm at ~35k.

Well, I'm still trying to download for the umpteenth time. Switched over to Windows to download and am regretting it. I am using FlashGet which must be owned by IE. I had become so used to not having to worry about pop-ups. Now I've already had the program crash on me because of them. I told my wife that by the end of this year I'm using my M$ disks for skeet! I'd like to use it for toilet paper, but am afraid I'd cut my @$$.

Can't help with your download speed, but the ISO file needs to be burned as 'image', not as data CD. You should also check the md5sum and compare it to the one deposited on the server.

Ahh...that explains it! Thanks...I'll try that . I also tried to burn it in windows and it kept having errors. The final straw was when it crashed the OS. I'm back in Linux again and so far am happy with the way the K3b program is working. Just to save time in case I can't figure it out, how do you burn it as an image?

Ok, what I have done is clicked on it in my windows drive where I downloaded it and it automatically brought up K3b. Do I have to somehow open it up and save the files inside or just burn as is?

If k3b is properly installed, simply click the ISO file. Otherwise:

Tools -> CD(DVD) -> Burn CD(DVD ISO) Image

In Nero: http://www.wizardskeep.org/mainhall/tutor/neroiso.html

EDIT: Seems I was too late with my answer Simply burn, no unpacking !

Ok....I tried burning it. Everything seemed fine, but when I go to boot from it, nothing happens. It goes back to booting from the hard-drive.

Perhaps my K3b program isn't really installed properly. Is there a better, easy to download and install DVD burn software I can real quick download?

Did you set your BIOS to boot from CD first?

Just to be sure: when you look at the content of the CD, what do you see? More than one file, then everything is OK, if there is only the ISO file, you did not burn as image.

EDIT: too late again Follow the instructions I gave in post#9 for k3b. I don't know any 'easier' burning application than k3b.

Hmm.K3b gives me this message whenever I open it.

cdrdao has problems with ATAPI writers
When K3b 0.10 was released no version of cdrdao was able to write without SCSI emulation. Although it is possible that there actually is a version with ATAPI support it is unlikely.
Solution: A solution is to enable ide-scsi (SCSI emulation) for all devices. You may also install a more recent version of cdrdao which supports ATAPI devices.

Yes, I set my bios to the proper dvd-rom drive

I checked again, and I do have all the yum-yum's on the DVD I burned.