help to install

[James Takac]

On Sunday 17 June 2007 01:40:43 edwin coime wrote:
> On my own experience, some of the older cd-rom is not capable or reading a
> bootable cd. I think if you do all the cmos setup correctly then probably
> it's a hardware limitation.
>
> Try to create a bootable linux floppy disk just to start up the linux
> installation.
>
> SteVe Cook <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com> wrote: hananiasq at juno.com wrote:
> > i downloaded a copy of the ubuntu 7.04. i burnt the cd, but my computer
> > doesn't read or notice their is a cd on the boot up.  Yes, i have it to
> > boot the cd first then the hard drive.  I tried other different linux
> > programs like Suse 10, and it does the same thing.  doesn't read the cd
> > on boot up.
>
> Are you able to boot the machine from the hard disk and if so can you
> then read the CD?  If you can't read the CD you have a hardware problem.
>   If you can then is the machine really set to boot from the CD.  On
> some machines you can select 2 or 3 boot devices in order, try selecting
> the CD for all of them.
>
> SteVe

Hi Guys

I've also found over time that the speed at which the cd is burnt can affect 
the ability of some drives to read them. So I burn my iso's at the lowest 
speed I can. If I go too far up in speed when burning then it fails to read 
altogether or gives numerous errors on one of my pc's

James