Re: systems stopped booting linux CDROMs

From: Lenard (Lenard_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 03/12/05 

Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 15:03:57 GMT

Michael Powe wrote:

> I recently have this experience with two of my systems, one Dell and
> one Gateway. Both are older, from 2001. The Dell has a CDRW, the
> Gateway just a CDR.
>
> The situation is that both have, within the immediate past, quit
> booting linux installation CDs. They will, however, boot a Windows
> 2000 install CD.
>
> Huh?

Many systems due to the BIOS and/or the CD firmware cannot boot with the
newer Linux ISOLINUX boot CD/DVD's for reference see google. An
example;

http://howtos.linux.com/howtos/Sentry-Firewall-CD-HOWTO-7.shtml 

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 safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."     -- B. Franklin, 1759

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