Re: Cannot install FC2

From: Bill Tetens (zuki269_at_netscape.net)
Date: 08/12/04

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    !. the CD rom iis an IDe unit
    2. It is on the secondary IDE controller
    3. It is on an IDE controller
    4. The only thing I have you could call self booting is a game. If I
    have anything else I don't know what it is.
    5. I tried it with my beer stein but it kept breaking the holder off so
    I stopped using it. However the CD has some age on it. Not sure about
    the speed but is not real fast.

    ceubank@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca wrote:

    > That would depend on whether you have the CDROM drive installed on a
    > tertiary IDE controller (IDE2), or on a SCSI bus that you can't
    > normally boot from.
    >
    >
    >
    > 1. Is the CDROM a SCSI device?
    > 2. Is the CDROM on the Primary or Secondary IDE controller?
    > 3. Is the CDROM on a controller not listed in 2.?
    > 4. Can you boot any other bootable CD's from the suspect CDROM drive?
    > 5. Did you use your CDROM drive as a coffee cup holder at some
    > point? Hehehe
    >
    >
    >
    > Good luck,
    >
    > Chris
    >
    >
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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com
    > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Bill Tetens
    > Sent: August 12, 2004 2:34 PM
    > To: For users of Fedora Core releases
    > Subject: Re: Cannot install FC2
    >
    >
    >
    > I forgot to answer that one. yes it is configured as the primary boot
    > device and the hard disk is second and the floppy is third. Does the
    > CD need any drivers or the like to read the CD?
    >
    > webid@cfl.rr.com <mailto:webid@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
    >
    >On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 17:01, Bill Tetens wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >No joy in mudville. Still had the files downloaded by bit torrent and
    >
    >I burned a new disk 1 using ISO and the orginial file. Still does not
    >
    >work and I get the same error message.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >So did you verify in the bios that the CDrom is configured as a boot
    >
    >device and listed ahead of the harddisk drive?
    >
    >
    >
    >
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    >
    >
    >zuki269@netscape.net <mailto:zuki269@netscape.net> wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >I think the problem has been found. I burned them as data so I will
    >
    >burn them as ISO files and let you know how it turns out. Knew it
    >
    >had to be something I done.
    >
    >
    >
    >Thanks everyone.....
    >
    >
    >
    >webid@cfl.rr.com <mailto:webid@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 16:08, Bill Tetens wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >Totally new to Linux and am trying to install Fedora on a computer with
    >
    >a blank HDD. I put disk one in the CD and changed the boot order
    >
    >putting the CD Rom first.
    >
    >
    >
    >The following error message is displayed after the CD appears to be checked.
    >
    >
    >
    >Reboot and select proper boot device
    >
    >or insert boot media in selectefd boot device.
    >
    >
    >
    >The CD passed the checksum so I am assuming that it is OK but don't
    >
    >have a clue where to go now. I know something is wrong but what.
    >
    >
    >
    >Help would be more than appreciated.
    >
    >
    >
    >Thanks
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >Welcome aboard!
    >
    >
    >
    >Most likely you need to configure your bios to boot from the CDrom
    >
    >drive.
    >
    >
    >
    >The next most likely problem is that when you burned the CDs you did not
    >
    >burn them as images. In you CD burner software there should be an
    >
    >option to burn the CD as an iso or image, then select the iso file you
    >
    >downloaded. This will burn a bootable CD. If you just burned the iso
    >
    >as data to the CD that will not work.
    >
    >
    >
    >My money is on the bios settings.
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