a smaller install cd, or using a hard disk?

[dochawk]

I can't burn a working CD after trying multiple computers and even TAO. I suspect it is the low quality of my GQ media from Fry's . . ..

Since I'm still a couple of days (at least) from being able to hobble through the store, I'm looking at other possibilities (besides, that might not be it!)

A smaller cd image may work better, judging from past experience. Is there a minimal installer image for feisty?

Or is there a way to put the ISO image onto a spare hard drive and boot from that?

Or perhaps to copy from a working system to the hard drive to get enough to update?

thanks

hawk

[eriefisher]

Re: a smaller install cd, or using a hard disk?

How are you burning the disc. It must be burned as an image not as a file or just copied to disc. What software are you using to burn the disc?

eriefisher

[dochawk]

Re: a smaller install cd, or using a hard disk?

I'm using k3b on an Compaq running 6.10. I've used its own drive and stuck in a brand new LG drive.

I get disks that fail during boot.

At the moment, I'm trying a disk from a different spindle.

Another possibility that has occurred to me is to burn the image to a dvd, if that is possible--my dvds are memorex rather than brand x.

thanks

hawk