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? > zuki269@xxxxxxxxxxxx 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@xxxxxxxxxx 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. > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- Scot L. Harris <webid@xxxxxxxxxx>
