Re: [linuxdc-dev]Burning bootable CD

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Dave Kaupp wrote:

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 > I've killed about 8 cd's and had to quit when I ran out. :)

I bought a tower of 100 no-brand no-box el-cheapo CDs just to prevent 
this from happening when I started playing with DC CDs... :)

 > I used an IPBIN file from I think fivemouse.com and one from DCquake. 
 > Does the IPBIN and firstboot file have to be created together?

Yes, they are paired. The IP.BIN file does not only contain data about 
the software, it also contains the boot code, which initialises the DC. 
For example, you can't use an IP.BIN file from a game (using WinCE or 
not) to put in a LinuxDC CD. The code contained is just not the same.

 > When reading the burning instructions I believe it stated that the
 > CDrom
 > needed to support as certain mode and that cheap burners don't support
 > that mode. I'm not really sure what "cheap" means, does anyone know
 > what
 > burners do not support the mode mentioned?

No clue...
I've got a Yamaha CRW2100S, and before that I had a Yamaha 4416S, and 
both did/are doing the job perfectly.
I can't stress enough the fact that due to the somehow weird (as in 
nonstandard) nature of those CDs, I never managed to get one correct 
under Windows, regardless of the soft I was using. Switch to Linux, and 
try again!

Good luck. :)
/Dantes