make bootable fedora !!!!

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Scott Talbot wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 01:56, boby wrote:
> > Hello 
> >  
> > I have downloaded ISO images from internet, and extract each image to the separate directory.now i want to burn the first cd and make it bootable !!!! 
> > after burning i see that inside the first cd i have autorun file but it is not bootable.
> > why ? how can i make a  bootable  cd.isnt fedora images bootable?
> > should i do something.  
> > i am using  LG b's DVD recorder GOLD.
> >  
> > Thanks
> > Boby
> 	I am assuming that you downloaded FC2 Test 2.  This has a problem
> (something to do with the image on the disk... not exactly sure) Anyway
> in order to install from that CD you must boot from another CD first (
> Fedora Core 1 will definitely work here) and change to the FC2T2 disk
> when you get the prompt to install.

i recall someone posting a recipe for unloading the buggy FC2t2 CD1, and 
running "mkisofs" on it to regenerate an ISO image that would allegedly 
work.  what exactly would that accomplish?  has anyone tried it?  did it
work and, more specifically, *how* did it work?  just curious.

rday