RE: booting install cd

From: Gilbert, Joseph (jgilbert_at_insuresuite.com)
Date: 10/28/04

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    To: 'Justin Guerin' <jguerin@cso.atmel.com>, debian-user@lists.debian.org
    Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 11:31:02 -0700
    
    

    Do you have an old machine? It's bios may not support ISOLINUX. See the
    install/README.sbm file on the CD for more info and handling.

    I've always just booted from a windows floppy and ran install/boot.bat when
    I have this issue. Unfortunately, we have a lot of oooold hardware at work
    so I run into it a lot.

    Joe

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Justin Guerin [mailto:jguerin@cso.atmel.com]
    Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:13 AM
    To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
    Subject: Re: booting install cd

    On Tuesday 26 October 2004 21:52, jacob wrote:
    > Hello
    >
    > Downloaded CD image and created installation CD configuered
    BIOS to boot
    > from CD drive but cannot boot.
    > Have no problem booting Windows Installation CD's
    >
    > Regards
    > Jacob

    Sounds like your disk is bad. Check the md5sum of the image.
    If that's
    wrong, you'll need to download the image again. If that's
    right, you may
    have just gotten a bad burn. Try burning another CD.

    If all else fails, the Debian homepage has links where you can
    buy CD images
    for basically the cost of the media (and shipping).

    Justin Guerin

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