how do i make a live cd?

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: how do i make a live cd?
started by: kangaroo killa

Posted by kangaroo killa on July 08 2005,13:25

just wondering how do i make a live cd?

Thankyou for the help if anyone replies

Posted by SuperLou on July 08 2005,18:09

Go to www.damnsmalllinux.org
Select the download page.
Click one of the first group of mirrors.
Select the current folder.
Download dsl-1.2.1.iso or something like that, unless you have an ancient system and after all this that file doesn't work and download dsl-1.2.1-syslinux.iso
If you have nero or some similar program use the "burn image" option to burn the image (.iso) you just downloaded onto a blank cd.
If you don't have nero or something of the like there are similar freeware programs on the internet.
Just pop the imaged cd into the cd rom drive and turn on the computer. It should boot into cd.

If you have any more questions feel free to ask. Although maybe look around the forum a touch

Posted by kangaroo killa on July 09 2005,05:35

ok so i make .iso into cd or just put it onto the cd? :blues:

Posted by RoGuE_StreaK on July 09 2005,05:42

You need to "burn image", and point to the iso file. The iso is an image, which you burn.
DO NOT burn as a DATA CD with the iso file on it. This is different, and doesn't work. Nero (or any other CD burning software) will know how to create the cd structure from an image file.

Posted by Nikosapi on July 09 2005,06:06

If your using nero (www.nero.com), open up nero burning rom and go to "Recorder" then click "Burn Image" select your image and click burn, it's just that easy.
-->Nikosapi

Posted by kangaroo killa on July 09 2005,06:37

ok i get it now. make the image so its not an iso file and all the files are on the disc.

and how would i do a full instalation WITHOUT a boot loader because i have grub (dont wanna overwrite grub)

Posted by adraker on July 09 2005,07:13

kk,
have a bit of a read-up < here >.
A few lines down from the top of the page is a link to
clivesays' PDF on Frugal installation.
I recommend this highly.
You would run the install scripts and say no when you get to
the part where lilo installs.
A Frugal installation is like putting the live cd iso file on a
partition and booting to it.
You can use your existing Grub menu.list to do this.
But first things first..... download your isolinux or syslinux
(may be needed for older hardware) and check the md5sum,
then get your live cd up and running.
Good Luck!

Posted by kangaroo killa on July 09 2005,14:40

mmkay how do i md5 checksum? i downloaded from a torrent and does the installer come up with my partitions i have made?

Posted by adraker on July 09 2005,22:16

kk,
In a terminal, type: md5sum dsl-1.2.1.iso
The resulting number should match the
dsl-1.2.1.iso.md5.txt given in the repository.
The installer will recognise your valid partitions.
I tend to make them from within a live cd environment.