PC does not recognize live CD

[NoOp]

On 05/07/2010 10:44 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
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> 
> The downloaded live CD does not work.
> I cannot burn a new CD with a the Linux based computer I have.
> ALL other options so far have failed .
> Now what?
> "Just" (that seems to be a term many Linxu users are allergic to) forget 
> about it and resign to being stuck with 9.04?
> Is that it?
> I am under the impression that this is for a software that is supposed 
> to be "extremely user friendly", "simply works", "has no bugs"
> (the usual comments on this and many other Linux related lists) a 
> somewhat poor performance, isn't it?
> 
> Or am I missing something essential?
> As I said before, at least 10 different version of Linux (live CDs) can 
> be booted from my Windows machines, but
> (maybe = did not try ALL disks I have) only TWO from a Linux based 
> computer. The others simply show up as being "mounted"
> but don't do anything.
> But since TWO disks actually **DO** boot, the BIOS setting should be OK.
> If it is not and needs a 10-million character long programming job ... 
> you know, all those difficult things your are supposed to enter at the 
> "terminal" ...
> I am afraid that is way beyond my capabilities.
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This sounds as if the CD's are being burnt at too high a speed for the
CD in your system. Be sure to have them burn at the lowest rate of speed
possible. I've had this issue in the past where the CD's were burnt at
32x or something & work just find on the machine they were burnt on.
However when I'd try them on an old 5 year old laptop they'd fail. I
finally figured out that they needed to be burnt at 4x in order to get
them to work on the laptop. I'd burn a set & specifically mark them as
"A21M Thinkpad Compatible".

Oyasuminasai