Question with Open Suse Live CD ISO

I have downloaded the iso. to a blank disk and the file burned successfully but I am unsure how to get my blank disk to show the live cd by booting into F12. I used CdBurnerXP.

(Basically downloaded it at the highest speed and it was successful but upon booting from the cd/dvd drive I boot directly into Vista instead of the ISO of the Opensuse live cd). Can anyone help?

Want to try it out since I previously used Ubuntu. Matt

 

One other question. Is the only way to get opensuse is by directly downloading it? I'd figure if it's available i'd try and request a fee cd (although not sure if they do this). If not can someone walk me through the steps to download this so I can try it out??

 

Matt,

It sounds like you need to change the boot sequence in your bios settings. Make the CD the first boot device.

Also, I just downloaded the latest OpenSuse iso and installed it with no problems. If your computer is set to boot from CD, and if you burned, not copied, the .iso file to CD, you shouldn't have any problem installing OpenSuse.

Jim

 

Next time burn the ISO at slowest speed, the files are highly compressed so its imperative that the burn is of highest quality for live cd to load properly, set your BIOS boot sequence to boot of optical drives first.

 

in cdburnerxp, did u choose option "burn as iso image" (correct) or option "data disc" (wrong)?

 

Dwnld, mail (resources), or, feeling adventurous - http://www.instalinux.com/tryit.php?

 

Ok, going to try it again using 4x speed. Burn as ISO was selected. If this can't work for whatever reason i'll just order a free cd. (think I accidently have 2 or three live ISO's on discs that I accidently burned so i'll remove them from the discs)

 

Ahh, a rw disk - may very well be your problem. With spindle towers so inexpensive, I'd burn'n run a one-timer.

 

If I have it set to burn at once, 8x and the open suse cd still may not burn right? It has said it has completed. Let me try once more, then if fails I will order the free cd (within 24 hrs) and then download it from there.

 

Use ImgBurn and just select burn ISO, burn it at slowest possible speed on good quality media.

 

step 1 download iso from source not torrent also dont pause it during download

step 2 burn iso at speed of 8x in dvd 4 x with some good software like nero.......image burn ...etc

step 3 type F2 or what ever get into your bios and check if boot option set to boot from cd/dvd is 1st if not please set it write

step 4 if you still facing problem try to burn it from different writer or use live usb



http://www.linuxliveusb.com/

 

Absolutely right, rw don't burn well and the compressed files will run into issues.

 

Undoubtedly good advice. Must say however that I always use rw Verbatim discs and burn the iso's with k3b without reducing the burn speed. I have not yet had a problem, but there is always a first time so in future I will stick to cd-r.

 

Mitsubishi Super Azo/Verbatim, Taio Yuden and TDK are the best media around period, you won't run into issues with them but it also depends on your burner.

 

I always use cdrw discs (700 mbs) if it's just to try out a new distro. I use cdr discs if it's a keeper, like Ubuntu for instance. His trouble sounds like it's in his boot sequence.

Later...