On 5/24/07, Andreas Bernauer <fedora@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ada Ho wrote on Thu, May 24 2007 at 21:22 (-0700): > > > I have tried to install Fedora (Fedora 6, Fedora 5, Fedora 2) on my pc using > a Sony DVD RW DV-Q120A. > > No matter which version of Fedora I use, the installation doesn't run. In > the case of Fedora 6, Anaconda > > Never starts and I get a blue screen and no response except to > <alt><cntrl><delete>. Can you boot other DVDs? We once had a DVD writer here that did not boot from any DVD, no matter the OS to be installed. We then bought a simple read-only drive which worked. Andreas.
If you burn your own CD/DVDs you may have better luck using DVD+R media. Burn at one half the maximum speed of the burner or slower. If you are experiencing problems with your graphics card use "vga=791" at the boot prompt.