Hello! I just joined this mailing list a couple of minutes ago. I'll start to use CentOS for academic purposes. We'll try to build a cluster based in machines with this OS. First of all, I'd like to beg you for patience, because I'm comple- tly new in Linux. My first question is: every tutorial on installation talks about inserting an installation CD, but I'm not sure about what do it means... I've downloaded the four files .iso availabe in CentOS.org, but I don't know what to do with them. Should I burn this files into de CD the way they are? Should I unzip them before this? Details: I'm using Windows, trying to install CentOS 4 in a 32 bit's PC. I've downloaded CentOS-4.5-i386-bin.......iso. Thank you for any help! ~ J. Labaki Computational Structural Mechanics Labs Dept. of Computational Mechanics Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Campinas State University/SP - Brazil http://www.fem.unicamp.br/~labaki "Time is the best teacher; unfortunately, it kills all its students."
On 9/27/07, Labaki <labakiturbo at gmail.com> wrote:> Hello! > > I just joined this mailing list a couple of minutes ago. I'll start to > use CentOS for academic purposes. We'll try to build a cluster > based in machines with this OS. > > First of all, I'd like to beg you for patience, because I'm comple- > tly new in Linux. > > My first question is: every tutorial on installation talks about > inserting an installation CD, but I'm not sure about what do it > means... I've downloaded the four files .iso availabe in CentOS.org, > but I don't know what to do with them. Should I burn this files > into de CD the way they are? Should I unzip them before this? > > Details: I'm using Windows, trying to install CentOS 4 in a 32 > bit's PC. I've downloaded CentOS-4.5-i386-bin.......iso. > > Thank you for any help! > J. LabakiAn ISO file is an "image" of a CD that contains the actual CD contents, sort of like a zip file. However, if you "unzip" the ISO file, it will not work correctly when you burn it to a CD. Instead, you need to copy it to a CD using a special program designed for that. The windows program "ISO recorder" (you can find it on google), that will allow you to burn the ISO correctly. After you install ISO recorder, right-click on the the ISO file and choose "copy to cd". Otherwise, I'm afraid this list isn't the right place to ask for beginner help. I would check out this page: http://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/index.html to start your introduction to Linux, or start a search of google. You will also find manuals for centos 4 here: http://www.centos.org/docs/4/ You have a lot to learn, but it should be fun as you do, and you will learn far more about computers than you know now. Try not to get discouraged, as sometimes things are not obvious!
On 9/27/07, Labaki <labakiturbo at gmail.com> wrote:> My first question is: every tutorial on installation talks about > inserting an installation CD, but I'm not sure about what do it > means... I've downloaded the four files .iso availabe in CentOS.org, > but I don't know what to do with them. Should I burn this files > into de CD the way they are? Should I unzip them before this?This page should help you find your way with the .iso files. http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/CD_burning_howto.html It describes in detail what they are, how to check them before burning them, and how to properly burn them so you can perform your install. It's in the centos/RHEL 5 documentation, but applies to centos 4 as well. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell
Dear Salam, Yes, these iso images first you have to burn on CD or simply make it a bootable CentOs 4.5 CD. Just like you have windows bootable CD. There is no need to unzip the files as it makes no sense. just burn the CDs with these iso images. Secondly, in centos.org website there is also availibility of "Server CD image" comprise of one iso image only, means you have the server addition on single CD. But here u can use CentOs only as command line not GUI, The GUI can be installed with "yum" as well... Regards, Umair Shakil Askari Bank Limited On 9/28/07, Labaki <labakiturbo at gmail.com> wrote:> > Hello! > > I just joined this mailing list a couple of minutes ago. I'll start to > use CentOS for academic purposes. We'll try to build a cluster > based in machines with this OS. > > First of all, I'd like to beg you for patience, because I'm comple- > tly new in Linux. > > My first question is: every tutorial on installation talks about > inserting an installation CD, but I'm not sure about what do it > means... I've downloaded the four files .iso availabe in CentOS.org, > but I don't know what to do with them. Should I burn this files > into de CD the way they are? Should I unzip them before this? > > Details: I'm using Windows, trying to install CentOS 4 in a 32 > bit's PC. I've downloaded CentOS-4.5-i386-bin.......iso. > > Thank you for any help! > > ~ > J. Labaki > Computational Structural Mechanics Labs > Dept. of Computational Mechanics > Faculty of Mechanical Engineering > Campinas State University/SP - Brazil > http://www.fem.unicamp.br/~labaki > > "Time is the best teacher; unfortunately, it kills all its students." > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20070928/ad82ccef/attachment-0001.html>
On Thursday 27 September 2007 20:01:45 Labaki wrote:> Hello! > > I just joined this mailing list a couple of minutes ago. I'll start to > use CentOS for academic purposes. We'll try to build a cluster > based in machines with this OS. > > First of all, I'd like to beg you for patience, because I'm comple- > tly new in Linux. > > My first question is: every tutorial on installation talks about > inserting an installation CD, but I'm not sure about what do it > means... I've downloaded the four files .iso availabe in CentOS.org, > but I don't know what to do with them. Should I burn this files > into de CD the way they are? Should I unzip them before this? > > Details: I'm using Windows, trying to install CentOS 4 in a 32 > bit's PC. I've downloaded CentOS-4.5-i386-bin.......iso. > > Thank you for any help! > > ~ > J. Labaki > Computational Structural Mechanics Labs > Dept. of Computational Mechanics > Faculty of Mechanical Engineering > Campinas State University/SP - Brazil > http://www.fem.unicamp.br/~labaki > > "Time is the best teacher; unfortunately, it kills all its students." > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centosAs an almost X windows user may I make some suggestions? The CD ISO files you have down loaded are an exact copy of the CD dumped into one file with a map of the layout of the original disk. Use "Nero" or another windoz burning software and go to the "burn" an ISO file option. This will unpack the ISO file onto the CD into the right folders. After burning if you look at the file with "windows explorer" it should show a root directory with a bunch of files and sub folders. If you have just one file CentOSXXX.iso then you have copied the ISO file which is wrong. Then get a copy of "partition magic and install it in windoz. Run partition magic and shrink your windows partition to give Linux (CentOS) some room, You will probably need a minimum of 25Gb of free space on your hard drive to install CenOS in, for a decent system to play with. Leave this space empty, (no partition in it). Then put CentOS disk 1 in grab a note pad, (to make a note of passwords and other settings) and reboot the windows machine. Make sure you have boot from CD set in your BIOS and then follow the prompts that the CentOS installer gives you. When you get to the part where you are asked where you want to install to (the partitioning bit in the installer) just tell the installer to use the "free space. You will find the Linux world very help full and friendly. If you have any problems come back to the list with it. Give as much info about the problem, what version of CentOS you are using and any error messages you are getting and I'm sure we can help. Not that you will need it but Good Luck! -- Guy Fawkes, the only man to enter the house's of Parliament with honest intentions, (he was going to blow them up!) Registered Linux user number 414240