create a boot-able disk from an iso file

[Doug]

On 01/10/2011 11:16 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 10 January 2011 15:52, Bill Stanley<bstanle at wowway.com>  wrote:
>> [...]
>> I finally was able to run Brosero of the ISO.  There was a file name problem
>> which I overcame by renaming the file.  I was still unsuccessful.
>>
>> 1 the resulting disk was too large for a cr so I tried to create a DVD
>> instead.  This seemed to work well in that a DVD was created and verified by
>> Brasero to be good.  However, I was unable to boot from the DVD.  I think
>> the computer allows booting from a DVD but I am not sure.  It is an Dell
>> Inspiron 1501 and has a DVD disk reader/burner installed.
> Have you checked the boot sequence by going into the BIOS on startup
> and checking the the CD/DVD drive is checked before the hard disk?
>
> Where did you get the image from?
>
> Colin
>
Yes, check the bios. I have a similar laptop (1505) and it definitely 
_will_
boot from a CD or a DVD.  I just tried the Zorin DVD, and it works.

--doug

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