On Mon, 23 Jul 2007, Bob Chiodini wrote:
1. My PC is 3 years old. Can it handle an ISO from DVD?
2. I burnt it as a data disc, just like I did the FC5 disks. Why isn't the
OS loading from the DVD? AM I missing something?
Second, let's assume that, for whatever reason, I can't use a DVD. What are
my options to boot from a CD?
Gilbert,
I had older machines that would boot from DVD.
Is the image on the DVD a copy of the iso file or a file system. What do you
see when you open the DVD (windows or Linux), a single file or files and
directories. It should be the latter. Sorry about not being very specific.
I don't have a CD or DVD handy.
I can't get it to open. Heck, after I try it, the DVD drive locks up, and
I have to reboot the system just to get it out. Can I make a bootable ISO
under FC5 (sorry about the off-topic) onto a DVD, and if so, how?
Also, is the PC set to boot from the CD/DVD before the local hard drive, in
the BIOS?
Yes. It's the first boot device.
Second:
Burn a rescue CD, put a copy of the DVD iso in a directory (linux, like
/home) you are not going to delete/format, do a "hard disk" install and point
to that file when asked for the location.
Well, I intended to wipe out all of it and do clean instal. Upgrading
from FC5 to FC7 sounds dangerous at best.
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