Other Help Topics :: Neither DSL or syslinux versions boot from CD

You should not use this "make bootable" option. That will create a new el torito boot sector, which will not work for DSL. The ISO already has its own boot sector, so you just need to burn it as a disk image instead of as a typical data CD and it will be bootable.

Thanks so much, mikshaw. You provide very simple and friendly help!

I made the image like you said and also followed instructions for getting it to see/use knoppix here:

http://damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Boot_Floppies (bottom of page)

What I really want to do is make it a dual boot machine with Windows98se (latest MSFT it has enough resources to use) and DSM as Debian as hdd install so I can keep my settings in DSM permanently and upgrade to later versions of DSM etc.

(Just give me the links to all the info I should need and I can probably take it from there)

I will also need the best free e-mail, word processor that works with MS Word docs, apps that work with MSFT excel and ppt, and an image viewing and cropping app (Dillo is great and fast; I will keep that for now).

(Again, just the links that should have the information to get me there step by step will be fine).

If that's asking too much, just give me what you can and tell me which of what I've asked is available/possible.

Thanks again,

David

original here.