Re: help with Linux and mesh required!

["Mark Harrison <Mark@xxxxxxx>" <Mark@xxxxxxx>]

Martin,

How are you writing the ISO to CD. If you're making a CD that 
contains it as the only file, then that's the problem.

Your CD writer software should have a "create from image"
function.

Which CD writer software are you using?

It's sort of like the difference between copying a ZIP file to CD and 
expanding a ZIP file onto CD, if you see what I mean.

Regards,

Mark

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Martin Howell <grizelli@n...> wrote:
> Sorry boys, I am drowning in linux and need some pointers.  I
want 
to 
> try out the Mesh networks software for wireless LANs (discussed 
here a 
> week ago), and have downloaded the .zip file.  So far so
good.  Its 
> supposed to unzip into a file that can be burned on to a CD and 
then 
> used to boot the PC, thus not loading anything on to the hard
drive.
> 
> I've unzipped it using a windows/linux unzipper, and it gives me 
a .iso 
> file.  Windows can't read it, and linux agrees that it is an 
executable 
> file, but won't run it.  If I burn it to a CD, the machine won't
boot 
> from it.
> 
> Any idea what I am doing wrong?  Does the .iso file need to be
massaged 
> before its capable of booting?  I have assumed that it contains a
boot 
> system as part of the file, but the PC can't find it if its there.
> 
> Any assistance will be most welcome, the ol' brain is starting to 
fizz 
> and smoke...
> 
> Thanks
> Martin



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