CD and DVD ISO images
John Aldrich
john at chattanooga.net
Wed Jan 23 17:29:23 UTC 2008
I think some folks have lost sight of what the OP was suggesting -- a Bootable
DVD made up of multiple CD images, which could be used to install as a DVD or
loop-mount the DVD image and copy the individual CD images out. Apparently
that's what the first Fedora DVDs were... a collection of CD images, or so
someone here said.
IF that were the case, I don't know why Fedora decided to drop that model in
favor of a "real" DVD image, but that does make it difficult for people (like
myself) who do not have a "bootable" DVD drive. I've got a DVD drive, but for
some strange reason I can't seem to boot off it. Whether that's a BIOS issue
or what, I don't know. I don't particularly care, either. It does not matter
to me whether I boot off a "boot cd" and then install from the DVD or from a
collection of CDs. I just need something that my system will boot.
Also, not all of us are made of money and can afford to go out and buy the
latest and greatest motherboard/CPU combo and the latest and greatest DVD /
CD burner, etc. Some of us have to make do for several years.
Not trying to sound argumentative, but some folks on this list seem to think
that if you can't use a DVD, you should go out and buy all new hardware just
so you can install off the DVD. I just thought I'd point that out.
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