Re: Installation by CD problem

jlkroge_at_publicnetworking.org
Date: 10/30/05 

Date: 30 Oct 2005 05:37:27 -0800

Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> <jlkroge@publicnetworking.org> wrote in message
> news:1130631884.896779.208670@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >I tried to install Debian Linux from a CD I received from Linux
> > online.biz this week. I set up my Pc to boot off of the Binary cd 1 of
> > 7 and got to the screen were it said "Load installer components from CD
> > there was a problem reading data from the CDrom. try again and check
> > the integrity of the CD." When I checked the integrity of the CD it
> > said. "The CD-rom you have inserted is not a valid Debian cd-Rom.
> > please change the Disk." When I do this the Drive light never comes on
> > and the message come up within a second. Is this a Cd problem or a
> > equipment problem.
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can provide.
>
> Maybe you need a new CD? The ones in magazines are guaranteed cheap: you can
> download the Debian CD's on a Windows box and burn them with any of the very
> good CD burner programs available free at sourceforge.net.