[SOLVED] Can't make a boot CD.

R7421 · 2007-09-01 04:45:19

Oddly enough, and no matter how many different combinations I try, I keep failing when I try to create an installation CD for Arch (2007.08 base and full). I don't know if it is my software or hardware malfunctioning, but in the past I have had zero problems installing other Linux distributions. Currently I am running Debian 4.0, and using Gnome baker to burn my CDs. I have an IDE Samsung CD-RW drive, and it is recognized in the BIOS and in the OS with no problems. What I am doing wrong?

Edit: I used Alcohol 120% under Windows to burn a bootable CD.

Last edited by R7421 (2007-09-02 06:12:36)

robotangel · 2007-09-01 10:44:34

Are you able to boot from other boot cds? Are there any errors when you try to burn the CD?

R7421 · 2007-09-01 13:55:37

There are no errors when I burn the CD, except for the fact that my system will not recognize it as a bootable CD. I checked the BIOS, and the CD drive has boot priority. I have had no problems installing Ubuntu and Debian, and can't understand why this does not work.

Update: I tried burning a Gparted CD, but that won't boot either. Currently, I use Gnomebaker, but that does not burn ISOs correctly, so I extract them before burining.

Last edited by R7421 (2007-09-01 14:10:01)

robotangel · 2007-09-01 15:42:25

Meep! You have to burn those images as they are, the boot sector gets "lost" when you extract them first. If GnomeBaker can't do this, use cdrecord or a similar app.

KimTjik · 2007-09-01 16:49:20

Gnomebaker does burn ISO images; I've done it many times. K3B though is most likely a better GUI alternative.

What software you use isn't that important though as long as you burn the ISO image as it is.

R7421 · 2007-09-02 05:49:26

KimTjik wrote:

Gnomebaker does burn ISO images; I've done it many times. K3B though is most likely a better GUI alternative.
What software you use isn't that important though as long as you burn the ISO image as it is.

I couldn't get Gnomebaker to correctly 'bake' the image, so I did the next best thing. I hijacked a Windows machine with Alcohol 120% and burned the image I needed. I got the Arch base install running, so I am happy!

Thanks for the support!

hussam · 2007-09-02 05:56:07

For next time, I suggest brasero from cummunity. It was able to reliably burn the 2007.08 base iso for me.

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#1 2007-09-01 04:45:19

[SOLVED] Can't make a boot CD.

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