How to make a bootable CD/ Live CD?

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Kamaki · #1 Post by **Kamaki** » Sun 15 Apr 2007, 17:33

I have Nero 6 Ultra Edition and decided that puppy looked like a interesting flexible OS and wanted to try it. One .ISO download later and four disc burns and I still can't figure out how to make a bootable CD that will be read on startup.

I've had a fair look around to see if anyones posted a clear guide on how to burn a Bootable CD, but I am unable to find one.

Do I need a different .ISO, different program/way of burning the .ISO using nero?

Perhaps I have the wrong idea, is the .ISO meant to create a bootable cd?

Lobster · #2 Post by **Lobster** » Sun 15 Apr 2007, 18:22

chances are you are just burning the iso as a file

http://puppylinux.org/wikka/BurningLinuxIsoBasics

You need to burn (specifically as an ISO burn)
http://rhinoweb.us/

setecio · #3 Post by **setecio** » Sun 15 Apr 2007, 18:29

I found the easiest way to create live CD on windows XP was to use alex feinman's iso recorder.

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

make sure you download the correct version XPSP1 or XPSP2 ... should be SP2 if you fave service pack 2 installed for XP (an up to date system)

Download it, right click on it, install.

Then download your linux.iso
right click on it and use the new item 'copy image to CD'
click properties and reduce the burn speed to x4, as fast burns can make them unreliable.

#4 Post by **BÃ©Ã¨m** » Sun 15 Apr 2007, 18:43

I use DVDDecrypter in XP and never had a problem.
http://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip/

jonyo · #5 Post by **jonyo** » Sun 15 Apr 2007, 19:28

How does one do an ISO cheksum in pup ver ~ 2.13-5. Looked around quite a bit but can't find some basic instructions or couldn't understand it. Did it a few times in winx.

setecio · #6 Post by **setecio** » Sun 15 Apr 2007, 19:34

jonyo wrote:How does one do an ISO cheksum in pup ver ~ 2.13-5. Looked around quite a bit but can't find some basic instructions or couldn't understand it. Did it a few times in winx.

Download the iso and the md5 files to the same folder.

Open a console/terminal window.

use cd command to change directory to the directory they are stored in
(you can use ls to check contents of the current directory)

then type (in this example the iso is puppy-release.iso and the associated checksum file is puppy-release.iso.md5.txt)

md5sum -c puppy-release.iso.md5.txt

and it should say OK.

Kamaki · #7 Post by **Kamaki** » Sun 15 Apr 2007, 19:42

Well I went and used Iso Recorder and I've got the CD to boot!
I'm pretty sure it was becasue Nero was just burning the .ISO as a file to the CD, instead of doing whatever it is that Iso Recorder does.

Thanks guys, I have to say I'm impressed with the amount that is inside such a small package.

Just got to work out this multi-boot thing now

That should be to hard as I see bunches of guides on those.

jonyo · #8 Post by **jonyo** » Sun 15 Apr 2007, 20:09

Having fiddled with pup for~ 3 months now I'd suggest running live cd & saving a file somewhere (I save to hard drive). Saving your work is as simple as making a copy of that save file.

Knowing practically nothing about Linux & I'm sure making a lot of mistakes It was easier for me to just start over (again & again) rather than figuring things out when problems come up. Less chance of messin up the onbaord operating system that way too Imo.

jonyo · #9 Post by **jonyo** » Mon 16 Apr 2007, 20:24

Thx but don't understand.
Put the iso here (~2.15) as well as the md5 text. (~2.15 is the directory)

How do I cd (command) to that in a console? (tried a bunch of things but didn't work out)

Think it might be easiest if i just show a pix. Could I have exactly how to fill this in, in the console plz.

setecio wrote:
jonyo wrote:How does one do an ISO cheksum in pup ver ~ 2.13-5. Looked around quite a bit but can't find some basic instructions or couldn't understand it. Did it a few times in winx.
Download the iso and the md5 files to the same folder.

Open a console/terminal window.

use cd command to change directory to the directory they are stored in
(you can use ls to check contents of the current directory)

then type (in this example the iso is puppy-release.iso and the associated checksum file is puppy-release.iso.md5.txt)

md5sum -c puppy-release.iso.md5.txt

and it should say OK.

Ian · #10 Post by **Ian** » Mon 16 Apr 2007, 21:30

Right click in that window and from the menu select:

Window/Terminal Here

this will open a terminal for that directory, you can then run the md5sum command.

setecio · #11 Post by **setecio** » Mon 16 Apr 2007, 21:31

This should work in the console window (~ means root) :

cd /root/2.15

md5sum -c puppy-215CE-Final.md5.txt

setecio · #12 Post by **setecio** » Mon 16 Apr 2007, 21:33

Ian wrote:Right click in that window and from the menu select:

Window/Terminal Here

this will open a terminal for that directory, you can then run the md5sum command.

even better

and then md5sum command is

md5sum -c puppy-215CE-Final.md5.txt

octobclrnts · #13 Post by **octobclrnts** » Mon 16 Apr 2007, 21:47

Ian wrote:Right click in that window and from the menu select:

Window/Terminal Here

this will open a terminal for that directory, you can then run the md5sum command.

And instead of right-clicking and going through the menus, you could just use the ` key to open a terminal at that location. Handy.

jonyo · #14 Post by **jonyo** » Mon 16 Apr 2007, 23:46

Good stuff

(even I understand the info)

Uh oh.....

sh-3.00# md5sum -c puppy-215CE-Final.md5.txt
puppy-215CE-Final.iso: FAILED
md5sum: WARNING: 1 of 1 computed checksums did NOT match
sh-3.00#

Now that I can cheksum in pup, looks like i'll be doing more of it

How do I know (or can someone confirm) that i'm usin the right checksum for the right ver pup?

I think this isn't the final

final ver of 2.15CE?
(8e3ea16dda19d2e21ffe1f7f3acbb975 puppy-215CE-Final.iso)

Can I use this feature to checksum anything in pup?..or just pup stuff

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