On 04/15/2010 10:58 AM, Robert Heller wrote: > At Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:58:40 +1000 CentOS mailing list<centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> I downloaded CentOS-5.4-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso but I haven't used Centos >> before and I've haven't used a -bin-DVD.iso before,every attempt so far >> to burn one has produced coasters,what do I do to get an image. > > Were you burning it to a *DVD*-R? It is NOT a CD image. You need two > things: > > 1) A DVD burner (as opposed to a CD burner). > 2) A DVD-R (as opposed to a CD-R). > > Make sure you have the proper hardware and blank media. > > Also: did you download the md5sum file? Use that to do a check of the > md5sum to make sure your ISO file is not broken. > >> >> Thanks david >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> >> > I used a dvd-rw and a dvd-rw-dl on a dvd-rw-dl burner. md5sum is correct. Thanks david _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos