Upgrading to RHEL 4

[jlopes151 at comcast.net]

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> On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 03:12:11AM +0000, jlopes151 at comcast.net wrote: 
> > Is there a tool to burn CDs in Linux? I want to backup some files before the 
> upgrade. The CDs burned under Windows I can't write to even if the CD is 
> writtable. 
> 
> You have several options. 
> 
> - cdroast - a command-line app. 
> 
> - Xcdroast - an X wrapper around cdroast 
> 
> - growisofs - another command-line app that improves on cdroast 
> 
> - k3b - another GUI app. 
> 
> - GNOME Nautilus can do it, too. 
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> > 
> > > jlopes151 at comcast.net wrote: 
> > > > Is there a problem having had saved the files to my HD? I take it I can 
> > > > still burn them as images from there? 
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks for the help 
> > > 
> > > No problem at all. That is what you have to do anyway. When you burn the 
> > > iso image to CD your burning software will ask for the location of the 
> > > iso file. 
> > > 
> > > Good luck 
> > > 
> > > Graeme. 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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> > > > > jlopes151 at comcast.net wrote: 
> > > > > 
> > > > > >Ok so I have downloaded the *.iso files now what? I don't yet 
> > > > know enough about 
> > > > > Linx to use these files. Can anyone help? 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > Those are image files. Burn them to CD as image files, Don't unpack 
> > > > > them, Don't burn them as regular files. Then put the first one in 
> > > > the CD 
> > > > > drive of the machine you want to install to and boot from the CD 
> > > > (you 
> > > > > may have to change the settings in your BIOS to get it to boot 
> > > > from the 
> > > > > CD). 
> > > > > 
> > > > > The install will ask if you want to check your CDs before 
> > > > continuing. It 
> > > > > is a good idea to do that the first time you use them. 
> > > > > 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > 
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > > Kind regards, 
> > > 
> > > Graeme. 
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> 
> Cheers, 
> -- 
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Not sure were this will land, but thanks for the advice.
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