Hi,

I've downloaded FC3 and successfully checked them with MD5SUM. All good.

However I'm trying to burn them onto a CD-RW with Adaptec Easy CD Burner. It is generating a number of problems and not creating the CD.

I understand you either use Nero or the package mentioned above because these applications 'Mount' the ISO files.

What is mounting? Why is it necessary and How can i do it without using either of these applications?

I basically want to download and use a free CD Burner rather than Nero (i've given up on Easy CD Burner).

I've read through a lot of threads but can't find any answers to these questions.

Cheers
G

you can easily use alchohol 120% the trial version and use that program to burn the linux Os u want. if you need any more information let me know ok.

winimage - free, works great

Hi Ben,

Downloaded Alcohol and this is the error message generated. Is there anything obvious you can see to explain why this will not burn.

Thanks in advance
Gavin


########################### System Information ###########################
Windows 98 Second Edition 4.10 (Build 2222)
Processor info: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor (698MHz)
Memory Available to Windows: 261,276 KB

############################ Program Information ###########################
File Name: C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALCOHOL SOFT\ALCOHOL 120\ALCOHOL.EXE
Company Name: Alcohol Soft Development Team
Description: Alcohol 120%
Original: alcohol.exe
Product: Alcohol 120%
Trademarks: Alcohol Soft Development Team
Copyright: Copyright(C) 2002-2005 Alcohol Soft Development Team
Version: 1.9.5 ( Build 2802 )
Date: 2005/04/03
Size: 1530368 Bytes
Hash: ecedd64e49ad942aebf57d73a2cd9b9e
File Name: C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALCOHOL SOFT\ALCOHOL 120\alcoholx.dll
Description: Alcohol virtual device control library
Original: alcoholx.dll
Copyright: Copyright (C) 2000-2004
Version: 3.47.0 ( Build 0 )
Date: 2004/08/12
Size: 74752 Bytes
Hash: 1b7083f2ca3a98bb3c14c3a08ad5c2d2
File Name: C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALCOHOL SOFT\ALCOHOL 120\devsupp.dll
Company Name: Alcohol Soft Development Team
Description: Alcohol Software Device Capability Library
Original: devsupp.dll
Product: Alcohol Software Device Capability Library
Trademarks: $
Copyright: Copyright(C) 2002-2003 Alcohol Soft Development Team
Version: 2.4.0 ( Build 323 )
Date: 2005/03/23
Size: 41472 Bytes
Hash: 4045c52cdabcaa4344e5fe6bb1a4a6ac

########################### User Information ###########################
Licensed to: UN-REGISTERED ( 22/05/05 )
Registered User ID: UN-REGISTERED

########################### Options Setting ###########################
Devices control interface: Default Driver Control Interface
CPU Priority Level: High
Memory Buffer Size (MB): 102
Examine the accuracy of data read from physical device: Yes
Turn off "Auto-Select best write speed" function if possible: No
Overburn disc(s): No
Fill memory buffer before recording discs: Yes
Ignore Media Type: Yes
RMPS (Recordable Media Physical Signature) Emulation: No
BAD Sectors Emulation: No
Sub-Channel Data Fixed & Emulation: No
Laserlock Emulation: No
Current Language: English

############################ Device(s) List ############################
(D HITACHI DVD-ROM GD-5000 (ESDI_506, HBA 1, Bus 0, Target 0, Lun 0)
(E SONY CD-RW CRX100E (ESDI_506, HBA 1, Bus 0, Target 1, Lun 0)
(F AXV CD/DVD-ROM (A347SCSI, HBA 0, Bus 0, Target 0, Lun 0)

################## Detailed Information of Device(s) ##################

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
(D HITACHI DVD-ROM GD-5000(1:0) detail information.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Vendor Identification: HITACHI
Product Identification: DVD-ROM GD-5000
Production Revision Level: 0213
Location: ESDI_506, HBA 1, Bus 0, Target 0, Lun 0
-* Note: This information below is provided by the unit, it might be inaccurate. *-
-* This software does not use this information! *-
Removable media: Yes
Version: ATAPI (INF-8090i/INF-8020i/INF-8028i)
Response Data Format: 01h
CD-R Read/Write: Yes/No
CD-RW Read/Write: Yes/No
Read CD-R Fixed Packet: Yes
Test Write: No
DVD-ROM Read: Yes
DVD-R Read/Write: Yes/No
DVD-RAM Read/Write: Yes/No
Audio Play: Yes
Composite Audio and Video Data Stream: No
Digital output (IEC958) on port 1 Supported: No
Digital output (IEC958) on port 2 Supported: No
Mode 1 Form 2: Yes
Mode 2 Form 2: Yes
Multi-Session: Yes
BUF: No
CD-DA Commands supported: Yes
CD-DA Stream is Accurate: Yes
R-W Supported: No
R-W De-interleaved and Corrected: No
C2 Pointers Support: Yes
ISRC Supported: Yes
UPC Supported: Yes
Read Bar Code: No
Lock media into the drive: Yes
Currently drive Lock state: Unlocked
Prevent Jumper: No
Eject Command: Yes
Separate volume levels: Yes
Separate channel mute: Yes
Changer Supports Disc Present: No
Software slot selection: No
Side change capable: No
P through W in Lead-In: Yes
Maximum Read Speed Supported (with current disc): 40X (6000 KB/Sec)
Current Read Speed Supported (with current Disc): 14X (2100 KB/Sec)

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
(E SONY CD-RW CRX100E(1:1) detail information.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Vendor Identification: SONY
Product Identification: CD-RW CRX100E
Production Revision Level: 1.0m
Location: ESDI_506, HBA 1, Bus 0, Target 1, Lun 0
Support recording method: DAO, TAO
BURN-Free Technology: Not Supported
Auto-Select best write speed: Not Supported
-* Note: This information below is provided by the unit, it might be inaccurate. *-
-* This software does not use this information! *-
Removable media: Yes
Version: ATAPI (INF-8090i/INF-8020i/INF-8028i)
Response Data Format: 01h
CD-R Read/Write: Yes/Yes
CD-RW Read/Write: Yes/Yes
Read CD-R Fixed Packet: Yes
Test Write: Yes
DVD-ROM Read: No
DVD-R Read/Write: No/No
DVD-RAM Read/Write: No/No
Audio Play: Yes
Composite Audio and Video Data Stream: No
Digital output (IEC958) on port 1 Supported: No
Digital output (IEC958) on port 2 Supported: No
Mode 1 Form 2: Yes
Mode 2 Form 2: Yes
Multi-Session: Yes
BUF: No
CD-DA Commands supported: Yes
CD-DA Stream is Accurate: Yes
R-W Supported: No
R-W De-interleaved and Corrected: No
C2 Pointers Support: No
ISRC Supported: Yes
UPC Supported: Yes
Read Bar Code: No
Lock media into the drive: Yes
Currently drive Lock state: Unlocked
Prevent Jumper: No
Eject Command: Yes
Separate volume levels: Yes
Separate channel mute: Yes
Changer Supports Disc Present: No
Software slot selection: No
Side change capable: No
P through W in Lead-In: Yes
Maximum Read Speed Supported (with current disc): 24X (3600 KB/Sec)
Maximum Write Speed Supported (with current Disc): 4X (600 KB/Sec)
Current Read Speed Supported (with current Disc): 24X (3600 KB/Sec)
Current Write Speed Supported (with current Disc): 4X (600 KB/Sec)

#######################################################################

###################### Source Disc/Image Information ######################
Type: Standard ISO Image file
Path: C:\linux Images\
Name: FC3-i386-disc1.iso
Size: 617.02 MB
Session: 1
Track: 1


Session 01:
Track 01: Mode 1, Length: 315912(617.0 MB), Address: 000000
#############################################################################

####################### Dumping/Recording Progress Log #######################
13:28:50 Processor info: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor (698MHz)
13:28:50 Memory Available to Windows: 261,276 KB
13:28:50 Memory Buffer size: 102 MB
13:28:52 Image file loading: C:\linux Images\FC3-i386-disc1.iso
13:28:52 Source Info: Session: 1, Track: 1, Length: 617.0 MB / 070:12:12
13:28:58 (E SONY CD-RW CRX100E(1:1): Recording Method/Speed
13:28:59 Recording - DAO / SAO - 2X (300 KB/Sec)
13:29:15 (E SONY CD-RW CRX100E(1:1) - [Write ERROR], LBA: 256, Length: 16
S:KEY - 03/02/00 - "No Seek Complete"
13:29:16 (E SONY CD-RW CRX100E(1:1): Recording failed!
13:29:16 Error message: [03/02/00] - No Seek Complete
13:29:16 (E SONY CD-RW CRX100E(1:1): Recording failed!
13:29:16 Image file loading aborted!
13:29:19 Something is wrong with the recording procedure!
Please check the log file and report any errors to Technical Support.
##############################################################################

Can you drive handle burning standard data/audio discs from files on your HD? (Trying to rule out that the burner is bad...)

I gota bring this one back up because I still don't understand what hey mean by Mount this and that. Is htis the same as installing a driver? IT seems that in all the threads I have read it pertains to recognition of new things lkike a CD or USB device. Is it because Linux lacks plug and play capabilities?

mount means to make a storage media available to the filesystem. it does not have to be a physical device, you can mount an iso image as a loop device so it looks like you have a cdrom, when in fact it is only the image of a cdrom.
if you get "no seek complete" errors you have a cd that has been dropped at some time and will always have problems with it, use it at minimum speed.
if you just want lo install linux to burn cdroms for free that is an unnecessarily complicated route, the cdrtools package are freely available, well documented and work with windows (dos), with that you can make iso images (a virtual cdrom on your hard disk) and burn the image to the cd or dvd writer. it come with documentation, which is not too hard to follow.
FC3 is ok but not brilliant, there are better distributions.

Without knowing the details I would guess that your not burning the CDs correctly.

To burn an ISO file using EZCD Creator:
http://www.linuxiso.org/viewdoc.php/winoncdrwin.html
or Nero:
http://www.linuxiso.org/viewdoc.php/neroburning.html

Neither Nero or Roxio mount the ISO files in the windows world. Mounting is a linux term/command that in laymans words connects the data filesystem to the OS.

The way i do it , and works everytime is download dvd decrypter, its a free tool and burns isos 100% effective every time.