On Fri, 2007-06-08 at 19:58 +0200, Adalbert Prokop wrote: > Tom Poe wrote on Friday 08 June 2007: > > > (...) I can't mount the CDROM. I added > > cdrom to /etc/fstab, but that didn't help. How can I force my > > computer to read FC5 install #1 on boot? My bios calls for CDROM to be > > read first. It acts as if that is being overridden? > > You want to boot from CD-ROM to start the installation, right? > > Fedora cannot override you BIOS boot sequence. If your BIOS skips the > CD-ROM there are several possibilities: > > 1. Your CD-ROM is listed *after* the HDD in BIOS > 2. Your CD-ROM is not recognized by the BIOS or is deactivated > 3. Your CD has errors and is not recognized as a boot medium > 4. Your CD drive is malfunctioning. > 5. ............... > > You said you can't mount your cdrom. That might be a hint to a damaged CD > or CD drive (3. or 4.) > > -- > Bye, > Adalbert > > I don't kill flies, but I like to mess with their minds. I hold them above > globes. They freak out and yell "Whooa, I'm *way* too high." -- Bruce > Baum > Well, it died from one boot to the next, as all other options are in place. Will try another CDROM, and see what happens. Thanks, Tom
