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Nibs

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Registered: 2008-08-07

Posts: 5

Cannot Boot!

hi guys.. I have a problem. I have read the guide and so on.

Here is the problem I have burned the ISO On to a CD, But it won't boot!?
it just Doesn't find anything on the CD i have tried it on two computers.

And yes i have set the first booting device to CD-ROM in BIOS.

Mektub

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From: Lisbon /Portugal

Registered: 2008-01-02

Posts: 647

Re: Cannot Boot!

hi guys.. I have a problem. I have read the guide and so on.

Here is the problem I have burned the ISO On to a CD, But it won't boot!?
it just Doesn't find anything on the CD i have tried it on two computers.

And yes i have set the first booting device to CD-ROM in BIOS.

Did you burn the ISO file as an image ? If you burned it as data, it will not boot.

You didn't say what was the software used, but if you use K3b or Brasero choose
the option 'Burn CD Image' or 'Burn Image'.

Mektub

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Nibs

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Registered: 2008-08-07

Posts: 5

Re: Cannot Boot!

Doh!... i Use Nero 8 I only Burned the iso as i got it.. so that doesn't work?

Can i burn on DvD's?  as i have ran out of cd's..

Mektub

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From: Lisbon /Portugal

Registered: 2008-01-02

Posts: 647

Re: Cannot Boot!

Doh!... i Use Nero 8 I only Burned the iso as i got it.. so that doesn't work?

Can i burn on DvD's?  as i have ran out of cd's..

Nero also has an option to burn Images. As I dont have Nero, i can't  point you to the
right menu option.

CD ISOs must be burned on CDs.

Mektub

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Nibs

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Registered: 2008-08-07

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Re: Cannot Boot!

Dangit... >_<

INCSlayer

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2007-09-06

Posts: 296

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Re: Cannot Boot!

the machine im using right now was installed using a DVD of arch ftp install so no you do not have to use a cd to burn a cd iso you can burn it on a dvd

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Nibs

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Registered: 2008-08-07

Posts: 5

Re: Cannot Boot!

woohoo! there is hope after all!!! xD So i just burn as usual on the DvD but as a image this time! right?

Nibs

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Registered: 2008-08-07

Posts: 5

Re: Cannot Boot!

I seem to have come across another problem.. well not a problem... anyways

When i try to download the .iso i only get a rar with some files in it... not the actual .iso

' the reason im downloading again is because i am on another computer '

pheon

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From: Berlin, Germany

Registered: 2008-05-14

Posts: 91

Re: Cannot Boot!

are you sure that the file you've downloaded is really a rar-archive?
there is no .rar file on the downloadmirrors either.

...afaik winrar does "occupy" .iso files in windows -> icon would be the same as on a rar file and winrar is able to look into .iso images. this could be misleading.

check the file extension twice and try opening it with an burning-program like nero, winoncd (or whatever)

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From: Pakistan

Registered: 2007-04-18

Posts: 108

Re: Cannot Boot!

the machine im using right now was installed using a DVD of arch ftp install so no you do not have to use a cd to burn a cd iso you can burn it on a dvd

Yes, a "CD iso image" can be burnt on a DVD, but it has to be burnt as a DVD image.

It works as I know it from my personal experience. Though I don't know the reason behind it