"Offbreed" wrote in message
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Laurie Forbes wrote:

I just went back over what you wrote and something puzzles me. If you boot
up Windows and look at the CD, do you see an "iso" file? If you can, then
someone goofed. An "iso" sort of an archive and the process of burning a
CD should involve opening it and copying to a CD.

http://www.linuxiso.org/viewdoc.php/isofaq.html#boot

"My computer won't boot from the cd. What do I do?

Make sure your system bios is set to boot from the cdrom _before_ booting
from the hard drive. There are too many system variables for me to tell
you how to enable this setting. Check your computer documentation or try
searching Google.

I've done that (set to boot from CD first, and, set to boot from CD only).
As I mentioned, it reads the CD but passes on it.

During the boot, watch your monitor for wording that indicates the system
is trying to access the cd drive. If it is trying to access the cd but
still won't boot, make a boot floppy using the cd. From whatever OS you
are using, view the cd and look for README files or an Images or Disk
directory. There should be instructions on how to create and use a boot
floppy when the cd won't boot.

All I have is the ISO file - the Knoppix site says if you can't boot from
CD, make a floppy boot disk using Knoppix on *another* computer (which I
don't have).


Why do I see one large .iso file on my burned cd instead of files and
directories?

This happens when you copy the downloaded .iso file to a cd instead of
burning it as a disk image. Some software will automatically recognize a
.iso file and burn it correctly. Some software requires a specific menu
selection such as 'Create CD From Disc Image', 'Burn Image', or something
similar. Instructions for several burning programs can be found here."

Ah, I think this is my problem - my CD burn program (HT Fireman) does not
let you specify Burn Image (or equivalent) so all I wind up with is the ISO
file on the CD (if I understand it correctly now). I guess I need a burner
program that accommodates that.

"here" being:

http://www.linuxiso.org/viewdoc.php/howtoburn.html

I'll look here and see what happens. Thanks mucho.....

Laurie Forbes