On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 11:02 -0400, pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Thursday August 09 2007 5:33:48 am MoonShine wrote: > > The primary cd reader or whatever I have just says CD ROM then DISC > > COMPACT thats it. > > > > > > That's your problem. You can't read a DVD with a CD ROM > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Sorry again for the broken mailer... > > Basically what he is saying is that he has no idea what the difference is between a CD and a DVD, which is SOMEHOW a fault of Linux. > > > Note to Moonshine: > Download one of the live CDs and install from there. You *DO NOT* own a DVD-ROM drive and therefore CANNOT use the DVD to install Fedora 7. This is *NOT* a fault of Linux. Rather it is a fault of you not knowing what hardware that you have and downloading the inappropriate media ISO. > > Conversely, you can go buy a DVD-ROM drive and install it. > > Either way, this is a failure on *YOUR* end, *NOT* a failure of Fedora 7 nor a failure of Linux in general. Blaming Linux for a problem caused by your hardware is like a drunk driver blaming the booze for crashing his car. > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > -- Hi, Moonshine, Claude was a bit brutal, but the fact is that CD's and DVD's are totally different animals, like 45RPM records and 78RPM records. If you played a 45 on a 78 player, you would not understand the music. The same is true of your computer when a DVD is played in a CD player. Unfortunately it is not possible to fix this in software, the mechanics are actually different. You can find DVD players in the used market for about $10, New ones on the web for about 15-30, and new DVD read/write drives for 25-60 or so. CD is becoming archaic in computer use because of the volume of data and speed issues, so I strongly recommend that you either obtain a DVD read/write unit or consider upgrading your computer at the earliest opportunity. You can find pretty good deals at various retailers and on line. I like Microcenter, and have purchased my last 6 systems from them. I have generally found that I can purchase a whole system cheaper than I can build one, unless I want top end. Regards, Les H
