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by **bond** » Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:10:34

I downloaded the latest build (44) of Redmond Linux Desktop/LX as an .iso.
I'm trying to build a bootable cd rom so that i can wipe my Win2K and
replace it (after partitioning, formatting, etc.) with Linux.

Can anybody offer help on how and what files I could need to make this
bootable? The burn will take place in a WinXP environment.

Thanks

by **Miven Cedric Dooligan II** » Sun, 17 Feb 2002 06:23:35

> I downloaded the latest build (44) of Redmond Linux Desktop/LX as an .iso.
> I'm trying to build a bootable cd rom so that i can wipe my Win2K and
> replace it (after partitioning, formatting, etc.) with Linux.

> Can anybody offer help on how and what files I could need to make this
> bootable? The burn will take place in a WinXP environment.

> Thanks

As far as I know, you can't, unless the .iso you grabbed was already
made bootable. There might be some DEEP MAGIC that will allow you to
reverse to process, but I don't know what the spell is.;-)

You could try mounting it as a loop device, copying all the files somewhere
else, building yourself a bootdisk image for a floppy, then make
yourself a fresh new .iso file with mkisofs using the bootdisk image
with it, but you'll probably have to ruin a few blank cd's getting it to
work properly.

I would say: burn the image you have, and see if it boots.
Otherwise yer SOL.

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