copy of redhat9 dont work

epox111 · 08-08-2003, 04:30 AM

Hey there,
I have a boxed set RED HAT 9 that i got of a friend.
What i want to know is.....i burnt a copy , it has everything on the disks
but when i try to use it to do a fresh install it says i havent got a red hat disk in the cdrom drive??
I have compared the disks and the copy has everything on it.
Is there any way to make a copy so i can use it to install.

Thanks for any help

moeminhtun · 08-08-2003, 05:13 AM

Does it work with the original one?

epox111 · 08-08-2003, 05:21 AM

Yes it does, i have just done a fresh install from the original box set.

MasterC · 08-08-2003, 05:32 AM

How'd you create the first 'copies'?

Try using dd to create the image:
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/home/iso/cd1.iso

And so on. If you get errors, try:
dd conv=noerror if=/dev/cdrom of=/home/iso/cd1.iso

And give them images a go. Maybe they are write protecting them? Always use CDRW's until you get it sussed out, don't wanna waste perfectly good CDR's

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epox111 · 08-08-2003, 05:46 AM

I burnt the first copy in windoze with nero,,,burnt image then burnt to disk.......
Second copy a friend done them , burnt in linux , image and all that stuff :-) and also made them apt enabled , but didnt work.
Well when i say dont work , i can get rpm's of them and they boot but after i input language at start of instalation screen thats when it says not a red hat 9 disk ???

epox111 · 08-08-2003, 08:32 AM

how do i burn the iso to disk ,i burnt it in toaster and it burnt just the one file iso
Sorry i,m as new as you can get to linux

and one more thing , how to make it a boot disk?
Thanks!!!!!!!!

mylo2003 · 08-08-2003, 09:11 AM

I had the worst time installing Linux Redhat 9 from XP - Easy CD Creator....i got all these weird error messages...i reburned the three CD's ...worked like a charm.

My $0.02

MasterC · 08-08-2003, 10:52 AM

Burn an iso in linux:
cdrecord -scanbus
cdrecord dev=x,x,x speed=x -v -eject /path/to/iso/filename.iso

Where dev=x,x,x is what you find from cdrecord -scanbus. And speed=x is the max speed

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epox111 · 08-08-2003, 08:17 PM

Well i done everything you said...and guess what......
IT WORKED!!!!!!!!
cool thanks for you help :-)

MasterC · 08-08-2003, 11:19 PM

Good deal! Glad I could help

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