when downloading Linux...

[Walleye]

do you just download the disk image file directly to cd?

the disk image file = iso.

is that correct?

 

[Radiohead]

You save it to disk then use a cdr program, like Nero, & open the .iso file, then burn it onto a cd.

 

[Walleye]

i cant use direct cd, as that's what is normally used by the computer?

 

[TrueBlueLS]

My version of Nero is being a bitch... so I have to find my old copy of Easy CD Creator 4.

 

[Radiohead]

Yeah I think it'll work also...

 

[Krk3561]

download a trial of alcohol 120%, good image burner

 

[Walleye]

i use clonecd for an image copier, will it work as a burner off disk too?

is there any danger of accidently installing Linux on my machine with it sitting there on my hard drive?

 

[Walleye]

noone gonna help my main concern?

 

[FoBoT]

ISO Image FAQ

this link should answer all of your questions, have fun with linux 🙂

 

[MGMorden]

There's no danger of linux installing until you have a good, working cd burnt, and then you're gonna have to do the installation yourself.

As to using DirectCD, it won't work. You need that data written to the cd in a more or less raw form. Just putting the file on the cd will have the data underneath a filesystem created by the burning program, which will render it useless for installing. Get a burning program and find a "Burn Image" option or the like and burn the file off to cd.

 

[Tiger]

Go download the 30 trial of Nero Burning Rom.
Open the file menu and choose Burn Image. Navigate to the .iso file you downloaded and select it.
Burn away.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

cdrecord -v dev=foo speed=12 -data linux.iso

And people say the command line is harder

😛

 

[Farfrael]

is there any danger of accidently installing Linux on my machine with it sitting there on my hard drive?

Well .... of course .... you know .... i mean .... normal people don't talk about it ..... but .... so that you know ..... YES.
You know Linux is quite like AIDS : it is easy to catch and once you got infected there is no know way to get rid of it

Guess the big "Welcome to the Linux community" would be a little bit early though.

 

[civad]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
cdrecord -v dev=foo speed=12 -data linux.iso

And people say the command line is harder

Lol...it's as difficult as...
>mpg123 xxx.mp3

Originally posted by: Farfrael
You know Linux is quite like AIDS : it is easy to catch and once you got infected there is no know way to get rid of it

Wrong! According to
You-know-who GNU/Linux is a cancer.

 

[civad]

Originally posted by: Walleye
i cant use direct cd, as that's what is normally used by the computer?

Unfortunately you cannot. Under nero use file-burn image- use find the file that you want to burn.

-->Its been a while since I used Nero so I dont remember.

 

[cleverhandle]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
cdrecord -v dev=foo speed=12 -data linux.iso

Is the "-data" even necessary? I remember seeing that in the man page, but I seem to have done fine without it.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Originally posted by: cleverhandle

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
cdrecord -v dev=foo speed=12 -data linux.iso

Is the "-data" even necessary? I remember seeing that in the man page, but I seem to have done fine without it.

Actually now that you mention it, I remember seeing that too, it defaults to -data if nothing else is specified. Oh well, that's just my own habit 😛

cdrecord -v dev=foo speed=12 linux.iso

there 😀

edit: I also believe you can set up a .cdrecordrc so that all you would need is "cdrecord linux.iso" 🙂