web site on cd... part 2
OK, now it is my turn to have trouble.
I finished my project and burned it to CD. Everything, including icon and autorun, works fine.... on a PC
On a Mac (my client's system) everything falls apart. It is a naming convention issue from what I've been able to determine. All the files are intact and functional but since the Mac sees them with different names, the HTML coding falls apart.
All my research into creating a hybrid CD leads me to Mac sites. Indeed, I have a similar project CD in front of me, created on a Mac, that runs fine in a PC without using ISO9660 naming.
Does anyone know if this can be achieved the other way around?
.....
Brian Farkas posted this at 18:27 — 17th August 2001.
They have: 1,015 posts
Joined: Apr 1999
That's strange- how were the files named on your CD? Did they have spaces in them, and did all of them end in .html or .htm? I don't think autorun works on mac systems, I think it's only a windows 95 + thing.
disaster-master posted this at 06:22 — 18th August 2001.
She has: 2,154 posts
Joined: May 2001
Wish I could help you taff. I am still unsuccessful at creating an CD that will autorun on a PC.
Good luck!
DM
taff posted this at 16:11 — 20th August 2001.
They have: 956 posts
Joined: Jun 2001
outsource!
I'm FTPing the entire project to a local digital imaging firm. The price is right and THEY can deal with the grief!
-taff, waiting for the NEXT bullet to dodge.
.....
Keegan posted this at 04:09 — 1st September 2001.
They have: 300 posts
Joined: Aug 2001
I did notice that in my burning software a checkbox for making the disk bootable. Could that be of any help?
K
disaster-master posted this at 04:26 — 1st September 2001.
She has: 2,154 posts
Joined: May 2001
I saw that Keegan. It says "Bootable CD" but when I clicked on it it prompted me to insert a floppy disk. I have worried with this problem for some time now and finally just gave up. Maybe I will run across some info that will help me one day.
Thanks anyway. BTW....welcome to the forum.
DM
Keegan posted this at 05:52 — 1st September 2001.
They have: 300 posts
Joined: Aug 2001
Thank for the welcome.
I do know that there is a wide variance in program and hardware standards. My burner was dead in the water until I found NTI cd professional. It works on windows 2000 and xp for the hp 9001i
[runon-sentence]Depending on the age of the burner, and the software you are using, it may be an issue of software and hardware compatibility, even though it doesn't sound like it.[/runon-sentence]
K
MBSHost.com
SigHost Project
kearsefreak posted this at 04:31 — 3rd September 2001.
They have: 39 posts
Joined: Sep 2001
when you try to burn MAC files from a PC burner, the PC doesn't recognize the Mac files so it doesn't burn them.
THis happened to me when I created a Flash projector file for a PC/Mac cd-rom. Both version were autorun and when I burned the master with a Mac, Mac burned both Mac and PC files. When I did the same using a PC Burner, PC only burned the PC files.......
Long story short, if you want to burn a Mac/PC CD-Rom, you have to burn it with a Mac.
I hate Macs but that's the way you have to do it.
Music Video Insider | mikeashcraft.com
taff posted this at 12:23 — 3rd September 2001.
They have: 956 posts
Joined: Jun 2001
This was exactly the problem. I outsourced the burning process, made a new contact, and learned a little lesson
.....
Want to join the discussion? Create an account or log in if you already have one. Joining is fast, free and painless! We’ll even whisk you back here when you’ve finished.