How to create a bootable CDROM?

benny · 04-09-2004, 12:07 PM

I have downloaded an .iso (first .iso for linux installation), I burnt it to a CDROM. However, I found that it cannot be bootable. What step should be made in order to have it bootable? Many thanks.

bigjohn · 04-09-2004, 12:15 PM

What app are you trying to use to burn the ISO? are you trying under a linux distro or windows ??

regards

John

benny · 04-09-2004, 12:29 PM

I burnt it with "cdrecord".

trade14u · 04-09-2004, 12:38 PM

Ignore if you have already done this:

Check your BIOS settings to see if you have enabled 'boot from cdrom'.

If you're not sure how to do this, reply.

Brad

benny · 04-09-2004, 12:49 PM

I'm sure my BIOS has been set to boot from CDROM drive. This is because I have placed another bootable CDROM to the drive and it can boot from it.

Longinus · 04-09-2004, 01:51 PM

i never used that program before but there should be an option to burn as a .ISO

if you just burn it, it will just burn as a regular file on the disc

if you burn it as a .ISO it will be bootable