How to burn BOOTABLE iso-image with Nero v6.x?

From: David Cook (someone_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 10/16/04 

Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 18:22:27 -0400

(Sigh. Another 'burn' goes in the trash...it doesn't boot.)

I recently upgraded my Nero burn-software from V5.x to
V6.x. Now I might have to learn how to burn bootable
ISO images from ground zero again.

I'm not even sure which questions to ask. Should my first
question be how to tell if a downloaded Linux ISO image
is SUPPOSED to come out bootable? Or should my
question be "Is there something new in V6.x of Nero in
regards to choosing all those parameters that can break
the 'bootability' of a burned ISO?"

OK, let's start at the beginning: [I am totally new to
this 'Knoppix' notion...not sure if it is yet another
distro (like Redhat, Mandrake, SuSE) or just one
of those, but with a twist.]

So, I downloaded the single ISO image of Knoppix,
burned it with my (new V6.x) edition of Nero, and
when I re-start my machine with that just-burned CD
in the generic drive (I've booted other known-bootable
CDs from this drive), but now I do NOT get the usual
'Hit any key to boot from the CDROM...' from my
BIOS.

So, it must have been in 'incorrect' burn in some way.
(Or, can any download-setup things cause loss of bootability?)

When I read the FAQ-like info on howto burn ISOs
on the Knoppix website (even in Nero-versions-specific
writeup) there is NO EXPLICIT mention at all about doing
anything special for 'bootability'.

Any ideas where I might be going wrong?

Cheers...

            Dave

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