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04-Nov-2003, 08:37 PM #1
Installing RedHat 9.0 Linux
Ok, ive downloaded RedHat 9.0 iso files, and now I need to know how to install them. I have Nero Burning ROM 5, and I know that I have to burn the .iso files to a disk to make them work correctly. my question, is do I have to burn it to a "CD-ROM (ISO)" or a "CD-ROM (Boot)" My friend just downloaded the same program, and he tried burning the files to a "CD-ROM (ISO)" using Nero 6. He said that when he tried restarting and booting with the disk, it just started WindowsXP. He only has one hard drive, and im not really sure... exactly how to go about doing this. My computer has 2 hard drives, so I wont have a problem. if i do have 2 hard drives, then will I need to set up my slave as my master to be able to install linux and keep the other OS (windows me) on the other one? just steps on how to go about doing basically everything after downloading the iso files would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!

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05-Nov-2003, 02:00 AM #2
Sounds like your buddy does not have his CD-rom as the first boot device in the Bios or he did not burn it as an ISO. You dont copy the file to the cd, you burn the iso.

You will keep your ME drive as the master and install Linux on the Slave drive. Now understand that when you do this, Linux will become the Default OS started when you boot the computer. If you want to get into ME you will need to type DOS or Windows at the boot loader prompt. Depends on what boot loader you are using. I know DOS sounds silly but that is just the way it works. You can change that value in the boot loader config file after you install as well as the default OS to boot to.

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05-Nov-2003, 02:06 AM #3
I know when I have installed Nero 5 in the past, it does not want to associate itself with ISO files. So I change that right away by right clicking on an ISO file, select Open With, Check Mark the box that says Always use this Progam to open these files > And then find Nero in the Program list to open it.

This way it launches the ISO burning function of Nero when you Double Click an ISO File.
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05-Nov-2003, 03:39 AM #4
Check out the instructions at www.linuxiso.org (click on "How to Burn ISOs"). This will describe how to create a CD from your downloaded ISO, and includes instructions for several popular CD burning programs (including Nero -- Nero 5 will work fine). You should choose the ISO option, not the boot option. Your ISO file is already a (bootable) image of a CD, so you just want to transfer the information to the CD. Note that this is NOT the same thing as copying the file; if you look at the CD after burning and see one huge file, you've made a mistake. You should see a series of files and directories (aka "folders").

Before burning anything, verify the checksums of the ISO files you will be using. www.linuxiso.org also has instructions on how to do this if you need them. Once you have verified the images, burn them to CD. When all CDs have been burned, modify your CMOS boot options to specify CD as the first boot device, put the first CD in the drive, and reboot. Shortly, you should see the RedHat installation screens.

You can find additional help at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux.

Hope this helps.
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