burning files on cd question.

[ape shall not kill ape]

http://www.nerd-out.com/darrenk/1500/1500_firmware.htm

The above site gives information on how to burn a file on a cd.

It says(in the middle of the page)

"Burn U1500AM.ROM to a blank CD-R/CD-RW.
Be sure to apply these specifications before burning the disc:
Data CD, ISO9660, Mode 1, "Close"/"Finalize" disc session. "

How do you apply the specifications: "Data CD, ISO9660, Mode 1,
"Close"/"Finalize" disc session" to the cd when I burn files on it???

The article also says the cd file must be exactly 524,288 bytes.

I burned the file without the specifications and it was only 421,888
bytes. Is it because the specifications were not applied?

How do I apply the specifications?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Paul]

http://www.nerd-out.com/darrenk/1500/1500_firmware.htm

The above site gives information on how to burn a file on a cd.

It says(in the middle of the page)

"Burn U1500AM.ROM to a blank CD-R/CD-RW.
Be sure to apply these specifications before burning the disc:
Data CD, ISO9660, Mode 1, "Close"/"Finalize" disc session. "

How do you apply the specifications: "Data CD, ISO9660, Mode 1,
"Close"/"Finalize" disc session" to the cd when I burn files on it???

The article also says the cd file must be exactly 524,288 bytes.

I burned the file without the specifications and it was only 421,888
bytes. Is it because the specifications were not applied?

How do I apply the specifications?

Thank you in advance.

It does sound like a Data CD. "Close"/"Finalize" finishes the burning process.

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cd/formatDigital-c.html

You were supposed to download a file with a ZIP extension on it.

AD1500_ABCD_R0M0.zip

Then you use your PKZip or unzip or whatever program, to get at the
two files stored inside. One file is a Readme.txt , and the other
file is the ROM image. The ROM image is 524288 bytes.

So when you unzip that downloaded file, you get the 524288 byte file

u1500am.rom

and that file is apparently what you're supposed to be burning.
Maybe when the file was unzipped, the ROM file ended up being
stored somewhere on your C: drive. Use the search function, and see
if a file with that name is around somewhere.

You burn a data CD with that single file.

On the web page you quote, they suggest an "area450.com" web site
and that site appears to be dead/squatted. You can find an
archived version of the site, so you can still look at the
content. This covers the usage of some old burning tools.

http://web.archive.org/web/20020604131734/http://www.area450.com/firmware/burnfirmware2.htm

I looked through my collection, and some of the things bundled
in Nero, are available as separate downloads. This one for
example, is InfoTool, which shows the characteristics of
the burner. It also has a tab in the interface labeled "Disc"
and that one will read your finished CD and tell you what format
was used to burn it. I tried a data CD I burned a while back,
and it says ISO9660, Joliet, Closed, finalized, Data CD (Mode 1).
So the format you're looking for, should be a common format.

http://www.cdspeed2000.com/files/NeroInfoTool_403.zip

And you can look up a ton of stuff on Wikipedia, for
technical terms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sierra_Format
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliet_(file_system)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9660

You should also realize, that doing firmware upgrades is
always dangerous. It is easy to "brick" devices, if
the burn goes wrong.

Paul

 

[ape shall not kill ape]

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It does sound like a Data CD. "Close"/"Finalize" finishes the burning process.

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cd/formatDigital-c.html

You were supposed to download a file with a ZIP extension on it.

    AD1500_ABCD_R0M0.zip

Then you use your PKZip or unzip or whatever program, to get at the
two files stored inside. One file is a Readme.txt , and the other
file is the ROM image. The ROM image is 524288 bytes.

So when you unzip that downloaded file, you get the 524288 byte file

     u1500am.rom

and that file is apparently what you're supposed to be burning.
Maybe when the file was unzipped, the ROM file ended up being
stored somewhere on your C: drive. Use the search function, and see
if a file with that name is around somewhere.

You burn a data CD with that single file.

On the web page you quote, they suggest an "area450.com" web site
and that site appears to be dead/squatted. You can find an
archived version of the site, so you can still look at the
content. This covers the usage of some old burning tools.

http://web.archive.org/web/20020604131734/http://www.area450.com/firm...

I looked through my collection, and some of the things bundled
in Nero, are available as separate downloads. This one for
example, is InfoTool, which shows the characteristics of
the burner. It also has a tab in the interface labeled "Disc"
and that one will read your finished CD and tell you what format
was used to burn it. I tried a data CD I burned a while back,
and it says ISO9660, Joliet, Closed, finalized, Data CD (Mode 1).
So the format you're looking for, should be a common format.

http://www.cdspeed2000.com/files/NeroInfoTool_403.zip

And you can look up a ton of stuff on Wikipedia, for
technical terms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_S..._system)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9660

You should also realize, that doing firmware upgrades is
always dangerous. It is easy to "brick" devices, if
the burn goes wrong.

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Do most computers come with unzipping programs, or do I have to
download the unzipping program from online? Can the unzipping program
be downloaded onto a floppy disc?

 

[Paul]

Do most computers come with unzipping programs, or do I have to
download the unzipping program from online? Can the unzipping program
be downloaded onto a floppy disc?

You're not going to believe this, but the program I use regularly, is
dated 1997 Only problem is, they want an email address now, to get the
download link. The download is like 5MB or so. (I haven't installed it
- don't want to mess up that 1997 software.)

http://www.pkware.com

http://www.pkware.com/download-software/free-unzip

http://pkware.cachefly.net/products/Reader/pkreader.exe

You can find recommendations for programs that can uncompress
a file. For example, there is a discussion here.

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=786468

I haven't tried it, but this looks a bit smaller of a download.
One of the files is only 840KB, which is small enough to fit on
a floppy.

http://7-zip.org/

The first time I tried this link it didn't work, but the
second time, a 841KB file downloaded (860,391 bytes). This
program should be able to unzip for you. When you run the
installer, it needs about 2.4MB on the hard drive. As you'd expect,
it wiped out the old file association to my copy of PKZip.

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sevenzip/7z457.exe

Paul

 

[Ron]

You're not going to believe this, but the program I use regularly, is
dated 1997 Only problem is, they want an email address now, to get the
download link. The download is like 5MB or so. (I haven't installed it
- don't want to mess up that 1997 software.)

I've been using "ZIP Reader" for a couple of yrs now and it is a
wonderful tool.

Everyone should have/use a "dummy" Yahoo email address for downloads
requiring a email addy.

I believe that "PKWARE" is the only company that I haven't received
any spam from that required a email address before downloading.

http://www.pkware.com/download-software/free-unzip

 

[ape shall not kill ape]

ape shall not kill ape wrote:














It does sound like a Data CD. "Close"/"Finalize" finishes the burning process.

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cd/formatDigital-c.html

You were supposed to download a file with a ZIP extension on it.

    AD1500_ABCD_R0M0.zip

Then you use your PKZip or unzip or whatever program, to get at the
two files stored inside. One file is a Readme.txt , and the other
file is the ROM image. The ROM image is 524288 bytes.

So when you unzip that downloaded file, you get the 524288 byte file

     u1500am.rom

and that file is apparently what you're supposed to be burning.
Maybe when the file was unzipped, the ROM file ended up being
stored somewhere on your C: drive. Use the search function, and see
if a file with that name is around somewhere.

You burn a data CD with that single file.

On the web page you quote, they suggest an "area450.com" web site
and that site appears to be dead/squatted. You can find an
archived version of the site, so you can still look at the
content. This covers the usage of some old burning tools.

http://web.archive.org/web/20020604131734/http://www.area450.com/firm...

I looked through my collection, and some of the things bundled
in Nero, are available as separate downloads. This one for
example, is InfoTool, which shows the characteristics of
the burner. It also has a tab in the interface labeled "Disc"
and that one will read your finished CD and tell you what format
was used to burn it. I tried a data CD I burned a while back,
and it says ISO9660, Joliet, Closed, finalized, Data CD (Mode 1).
So the format you're looking for, should be a common format.

http://www.cdspeed2000.com/files/NeroInfoTool_403.zip

And you can look up a ton of stuff on Wikipedia, for
technical terms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_S..._system)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9660

You should also realize, that doing firmware upgrades is
always dangerous. It is easy to "brick" devices, if
the burn goes wrong.

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So, all I have to do is download the file, unzip it, and burn it on a
data disc?
Is there some extra program I must add to the disc?