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de049

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Joined: July 2005

Posted: July 07 2005,13:25

Hi guys,

Just taken the step to start using DSL. I have copied the ISO and burnt them on a CD. However, its not booting up. These are the contents on my CD, which i suspect aren't entirely correct.

boot (folder)
KNOPPIX (folder)
lost+found (folder)
index.html

Please advise on how i can get this CD to auto boot on any machine i choose, assuming i have already set the CD-ROM as first boot device in the BIOS.

Thanks!!!!

adssse

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Joined: Mar. 2005

Posted: July 07 2005,13:46

When you burnt the .iso onto your cd did you use an option such as "burn image"?

mgmont

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Posted: July 07 2005,13:46

Hi de049,

I am guessing that you have a bad download or bad cd burn. As long as your computer is set to boot from cd first it should boot up DSL. The download area has a text file associated with each iso that has a check sum for the iso. I use KIIIB to burn my cds and it generates a check sum from the iso file before it burns the cd and then I check that against the one in the text file.

Good luck, hope this helps.

de049

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Posted: July 07 2005,14:10

I have just burnt the image using "burn image" option in Nero, and still nothing. My PC boots straight into Windows.

Can anyone offer me a site that contains a download of a working ISO for DSLinux?

Thanks!