No-Boot on CD .. FC2t2RE

[duncan brown]

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----- Original Message -----
From: Kc2LTO - Andrew Ragone <spdemon6 at optonline.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 00:47:17 -0400
To: "'For users of Fedora Core releases'" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Subject: RE: No-Boot on CD .. FC2t2RE

> What is weird...i cannot even boot from the test 1 cd....I also teri3ed
> another way as through another member...burn boot.iso from the isoimages
> directory. This works but it boots into text mode and asks for a CD driver
> [which I do not have and have not ever needed in the past]- the floppy boot
> sidk I have tried does the same as well [text mode] but cannot find my CD
> drive. I know the cd drive is attached as I just looked in the computer to
> see if the cable WAS the problem...
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]
> On Behalf Of Jonathan
> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 11:10 PM
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: RE: No-Boot on CD .. FC2t2RE
> 
> 
> > 
> > Message: 13
> > Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 22:11:26 -0400
> > From: Kc2LTO - Andrew Ragone <spdemon6 at optonline.net>
> > Subject: RE: No-Boot on CD .. FC2t2RE
> > To: "'For users of Fedora Core releases'" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> > Message-ID: <0HVO004QUE2299 at mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> > 
> > Nope im not that dumb..its defiantly the files in the iso that are burned
> on
> > the disk. I've tried almost everything I can think of but I have no idea
> > what to do.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]
> > On Behalf Of n_powell
> > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 9:41 PM
> > To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> > Subject: Re: No-Boot on CD .. FC2t2
> > 
> > On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 17:48:44 -0400
> > thus spake spdemon6 at optonline.net:
> > 
> > > I dloaded FC2 test 2 and am trying to install it on my computer
> > > [dell]. I have set the BIOS to boot FLOPPY/CD/HDD 
> > > 
> > > It does not boot off the CD1 or CD2 and I tried to reburn cd1 w/o
> > > effect. I tried downloading the A: image to boot but that asks for
> > > FC1.what do I need to do to make it boot [I have ISO and RAR files for
> > > the cd image if that means anything]
> > 
> > Are you sure you are burning the image and not the file?  Open the cd in
> > windows and if you have just one file...you did it wrong.
> 
> No, as a user of FC2 test 2, I can assure you that disk one is messed up
> and not bootable, at least for many if not most people. 
> What seems to work for most people is booting with the first disk of
> test 1 and when it gives you the choice to hit enter to upgrade or
> install, swap the disk with test 2 disk 1 before hitting enter.
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 
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