Re: instalation problem

From: Sergio Basurto (basurto_at_canada.com)
Date: 10/29/04

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    Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:57:14 -0700 (PDT)
    
    

    On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:28:51 -0700 (PDT), lado samushia
    wrote:

    >
    > Hi gays,
    >
    > I'm gonna migrate to Linux and would like to install
    > Debian on my comp. I have already downloaded iso
    > images and burnt them on CDs; problem is that when I
    > insert the CD and restart it doesn't boot Debian (in
    > setup menu primary boot device is CD-ROM and when I
    > insert Windows XP installation disk it does).
    >
    > could you help me, please, to figure out whats the
    > problem and how to fix it.
    >
    > Sincerely,
    > Lado.
    >

    Did you try the cd's on other computer just for assure
    that the images were burned correctly.

    Also if the cdrom is not recognized you will need to
    make a floppy disk in order to boot.

    The instructions are at:
    http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-rescue-boot.en.html#s-boot-from-floppies
    "5.3 Booting from Floppies"

    Regards

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