When an iso doesn't mount?

Splint · Splint #1 (**permalink**)

06-27-2010, 04:58 AM

Hi,

I just tried to mount my first iso on a dual layer Verbatim DVD-R and it wasn't overly successful. It was supposed to be a software package which boots up to install but I checked the disk when it was done and it had just copied the file across and was listed as an iso file. I used disk utility in Snow Leopard, Macbook Pro Unibody, I'm pretty sure I did everything correctly, it just didn't work out. Anyone know why this happened?

Cheers

bobtomay · bobtomay #2 (**permalink**)

06-27-2010, 08:08 AM

Since you didn't tell us what you did -

Using Disk Utility to burn an ISO

How to Burn an ISO Disk Image to a Disk Using a Mac | eHow.com

(Just an FYI: Mounting an image and burning an image are not the same things)

vansmith · vansmith #3 (**permalink**)

06-27-2010, 12:15 PM

As bobtomay has noted, it sounds as if you have simply burned the image to the disc which is very different than burning the iso as an image. If you burn the iso as an image, the disc should contain numerous files as opposed to simply the iso.

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Splint #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 20, 2010 Posts: 22	06-27-2010, 04:58 AM Hi, I just tried to mount my first iso on a dual layer Verbatim DVD-R and it wasn't overly successful. It was supposed to be a software package which boots up to install but I checked the disk when it was done and it had just copied the file across and was listed as an iso file. I used disk utility in Snow Leopard, Macbook Pro Unibody, I'm pretty sure I did everything correctly, it just didn't work out. Anyone know why this happened? Cheers
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