[Ham-Computers] Burning an ISO CD

[Jim Hill]

Gene contacted me separately, asking what I used to burn my Ubuntu 
ISO cd.  Others might be interested, so I'm replying via Ham Computers

Hi Gene:
The Ubuntu installation instructions recommended InfraRecorder to 
burn the CD, which can be downloaded from 
<http://files.uberdownloads.com/apps/lps/index.php?product=infrarecorder>http://files.uberdownloads.com/apps/lps/index.php?product=infrarecorder

Part of the "editors review" says:
Burning CDs and DVDs with InfraRecorder is just the start. You can 
also create and burn ISO images. You can also extract ISO images from 
CDs and DVDs and back up the disk images. Use InfraRecorder to make 
backup copies of your CDs and DVDs.

There are a couple of minor issues to consider when using InfraRecorder.
1) When I initially clicked on InfraRecorder, a home page appears 
that doesn't list the actual InfraRecorder app.  There are a couple 
of google ad's listed, and it is easy to select one if you are not 
alert.  Use their search box to go to InfraRecorder

2) After downloading and starting InfraRecorder, you will have the 
opportunity to download many other app's.  The list appeared to be 
endless, and I finally tried the Cancel button.  It worked.


The Ubuntu download is an iso file, and Ubuntu recommend a check to 
verify the MD5 (hash) of my downloaded file agrees with the actual 
hash before burning a CD.  Search for MD5 for a definition, but the 
hash file is a 30 digit (approx) hex number which is a unique 
"fingerprint" of the file.  Ubuntu provides hashes, and recommends 
using 
<http://www.nullriver.com/index/products/winmd5sum>winMD5Sum.  It worked fine.

I used a CD-R.

Contact me if you have other questions.  I kept a detailed record of 
installing Ubuntu.


I would be interested in knowing your opinion of Puppy Linux.  After 
taking a class using Debian, which had a particularly confusing 
download (for newbys), I looked for a distro that emphasized user 
friendliness and had a book available.  Ubuntu met these 
qualifications.  I have heard complaints that not enough choices are 
provided, but I don't need choices until I know what I'm doing.  The 
lack of an easy method of selecting display properties is a 
shortcoming, but not a problem once I tried a flat screen monitor

Jim