Mandrake Downloads

[caribsoul]

I go to the Mandrake web site, find the downloadable old versions, but can't find any logical guidance on how to create a bootable CD from the files available. Which files do I download? How do I create a bootable CD?...Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[bosox79]

Originally posted by caribsoul
I go to the Mandrake web site, find the downloadable old versions, but can't find any logical guidance on how to create a bootable CD from the files available. Which files do I download? How do I create a bootable CD?...Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

HI caribsoul

do you wnat to install Mandrke 9.0? becuse the first install CD is bootable & it has the Rescue tools on it.
in order for your system to boot from the CD you need to make your CD-ROM drive the first bootable device in your BIOS! if you want to download MD 9.0 you can get it from here http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=29 I hope that helps :cool: if you need further help post back!

[caribsoul]

Try this....go to mandrake.com. Click on Downloads. Click on mandrake/i586 or older versions. Choose a mirror site. Tell me which files to download and how to create a bootable CD. I know how to set up my PC to boot off a CD....I just can not find any coherent instructions that tell me which files to download and use to burn a bootable CD on the Mandrake site. They are all there....there's just no documentation that is understandable. Thanks....

[michaelk]

Is there a reason that you want an older version?

The simplist method would be to down load the iso images. There are 3 of them and the image name tells you the version and which CD it is. Then using a cd writing program like Roxio Easy CD Creator or Nero create the actual CD from the image file.

I have ECDC and all you do is select file | create from ISO, select the iso image and then create the CD. The first CD is bootable.

[bosox79]

Originally posted by caribsoul
Try this....go to mandrake.com. Click on Downloads. Click on mandrake/i586 or older versions. Choose a mirror site. Tell me which files to download and how to create a bootable CD. I know how to set up my PC to boot off a CD....I just can not find any coherent instructions that tell me which files to download and use to burn a bootable CD on the Mandrake site. They are all there....there's just no documentation that is understandable. Thanks....

if you download the the ISO images from the link I posted before they are already bootable. there are directions on how to burn the Cd's on the site I posted before. if you don't fee like downloading a burning the images you can purchase Cd's that already have the ISO's burned for ya check out http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart

hope that helped :D