----------------------------------- Insectoid Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:06 pm Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- So, I have a problem. I downloaded the Fedora 11 ISO in hopes of installing it on my spare computer. Unfortunately, the computer I'm downloading it on (macbook pro) uses an Intel dual-core processor with i686 arhitecture, while the computer I want to burn to is running a P4 with x86. I can't mount the x86 ISO to burn it to a disk on my mac, and my PC won't run the i686 one. Any way I can burn the x86 ISO to a disk from my mac? ----------------------------------- DtY Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:53 pm RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- Why do you need to mount it? Is that a mac thing? (I've never burned an iso on a mac) It shouldn't matter that they're different architectures. I'm pretty sure I burned an x86_64 fedora 11 iso on my 32bit fedora computer. [edit] Doesn't x86 mean i686, i486, and i386? ----------------------------------- rdrake Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:08 pm Re: Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- ...uses an Intel dual-core processor with i686 arhitectureYou mean x86_64? If it's a C2D running Leopard then chances are quite high it's 64-bit. Actually, I'm 100% sure it is. ...uses an Intel dual-core processor with i686 arhitecture, while the computer I want to burn to is running a P4 with x86.It doesn't matter. I can't mount the x86 ISO to burn it to a disk on my macYes, you can. ...and my PC won't run the i686 one.It should be able to run some form of x86 version. Be it i686 or i586 or... Any way I can burn the x86 ISO to a disk from my mac?Same way you burn any ISO from a Mac. I don't recall off hand what it's called. Why do you need to mount it? Is that a mac thing? (I've never burned an iso on a mac) It shouldn't matter that they're different architectures. I'm pretty sure I burned an x86_64 fedora 11 iso on my 32bit fedora computer. He doesn't, no it's not. It doesn't, you could and probably did. Yes, x86 means i[0-9]86. ----------------------------------- Mazer Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:19 pm RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- WAIT. Before you do anything else, can you find out if the ISO is written as a low- or high-endian image? Depending on where you downloaded it you may also have what's called "mid-endian", which you can tell is the case if the file seems about 50% larger. Do you know what firmware version your burner has? With newer ones you don't want to make a mistake here. I'm assuming you are using Leopard, open a terminal and execute [code]$ cat /proc/iso[/code] and it should give us something to go on. In the future, try and avoid downloading ISOs using a different OS than they're made for. You've probably got the Apple Care warranty so worst case scenario it's a lesson learned. ----------------------------------- rizzix Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:50 pm RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- I thought an ISO was a standardized image format. ----------------------------------- andrew. Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:06 pm Re: RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- In the future, try and avoid downloading ISOs using a different OS than they're made for. What do you mean by this? Mac OS has no issues with ISOs if that's what you're saying. I thought an ISO was a standardized image format. Yeah, but I think it can be encoded in different ways kind of like a text file. ----------------------------------- rdrake Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:17 pm Re: RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- I thought an ISO was a standardized image format. Yeah, but I think it can be encoded in different ways kind of like a text file.The file format inside the ISO can be different, sure, but the ISO format itself is a standard. Edit: Deleted too much of the original post. ----------------------------------- Insectoid Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:39 pm RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- lol, don't I look stupid. At any rate, OSX needs to mount the image to burn the iso without putting the ISO inside another ISO. Or something like that that I read on the interweb. And it won't mount. Says it's 'unrecognized'. Regular burning takes the files, writes them to iso and then burns them. If I burn the iso like any other file, it will write the iso to another iso and then to the disk. I need to skip the part where it writes the file to an iso. ----------------------------------- TheGuardian001 Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:57 pm Re: Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- I can't guarantee these are accurate steps (I don't have a Mac and can't test them), but [url=http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060619181010389]this seems to be the kind of thing you're looking for. ----------------------------------- rizzix Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:36 pm Re: RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- lol, don't I look stupid. At any rate, OSX needs to mount the image to burn the iso without putting the ISO inside another ISO. Or something like that that I read on the interweb. And it won't mount. Says it's 'unrecognized'. Regular burning takes the files, writes them to iso and then burns them. If I burn the iso like any other file, it will write the iso to another iso and then to the disk. I need to skip the part where it writes the file to an iso. I think you have it all wrong. Use Disk Utility to burn the iso. (it require no mounting) ----------------------------------- Insectoid Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:15 am RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- I was using disk utility. I hit file ->open disk image -> the iso and it said it 'Unable to attach Fedora-11-i686-live.iso. The file is not recognized' ----------------------------------- andrew. Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:12 pm RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- Did you download it fully? It may be corrupted. Check the MD5 checksum on it. ----------------------------------- Mazer Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:54 pm RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- As much fun as it is to bullshit, I will say that you're doing it wrong after all. Or at least, here's how I've been doing it right: Open Disk Utility. Go to the Images menu, select Burn, find the image file, you can probably work it out from here on your own. EDIT: No wait, I mean make sure you download the OSX version of Fedora. ----------------------------------- Insectoid Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:18 pm RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- The osx version? That will install on a PC right? At any rate, that way doesn't work either. ----------------------------------- andrew. Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:12 pm Re: RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- EDIT: No wait, I mean make sure you download the OSX version of Fedora.You're joking, right? ----------------------------------- Insectoid Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:45 pm RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- Yes, Andrew, I know he said osx, but I assumed he meant mac. ----------------------------------- rizzix Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:39 pm Re: RE:Fedora ISO ----------------------------------- EDIT: No wait, I mean make sure you download the OSX version of Fedora.You're joking, right? Good O'l Mazer. :lol: