On Fri, 2007-06-08 at 13:10 -0500, Tom Poe wrote: > 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 > Solved: Turned out the FC5 install#1 went kaput. I put in a FC4 install #1 and it booted to it. I put the FC5 install #1 in, and it tried, but then went to the hard drive boot. Will now see if I can get a set of FC7 CDs. Tom
