CD Boot Problems

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brad.mugleston at comcast.net a écrit :

>>A solution I use is Qemu: it allows you to run another OS in your linux
>>session, no need to have a partition for it. So I have an W2k and XPHome
>>(official) installed on my notebook ;-)
>>
>>For your CD, try to see if you can read it from your linux session and try to
>>boot from your FC4 CD, you will then know if it's a CD problem or a boot one.
>>--
>>Daniel
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>Thanks, I messed with it and cleaned the CD really well and it
>finally booted (been sitting in the drawer too long I guess).
>Anyway it starts and says it going to check out my equipment and
>it may take awhile, after an hour or so I gave up - it had it's
>chance.
>
>I can open the CD from with in Linux is there a way to start the
>install from someplace other than a boot?
>  
>
You could boot with FREEDOS diskette and the run setup from CD, but I 
dont think it will change anything. Perhaps try to make a copy from the 
CD ...
-- 
Daniel