-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 30 November 2008, g wrote: >> Gene Heskett wrote: >>> I did the sha1sum on the burnt disk, it was good, but the dvd doesn't >>> autoboot in the machine I was going to put it on. Ubuntu's Hardy Heron cd >>> does, in the same dvd reader. I haven't tried it here to see if it will >>> autoboot though, and should. >> if sha1sum check is good, it should boot. >> >> if box it will not boot in has old bios, then dvd may not be recognized, >> while a cd is. >> > I just tried it with several other mixed dvd's and cd's that were supposedly > bootable, and they all did, except the F10 dvd. just as a 'try something' and see where problem may be, run; 'dd if=/dev/sr0 of=bootsec-00.hex bs=512 count=1' [incrementing '-00'] on dvd's and run 'diff' to see what may have changed. I just burnt another, same > brand of media as the Fu9 I have installed on it, and from the same spindle > of HP dvd-r disks, just for grins. And it won't boot in that drive either. > The bios does look at the disk, it just doesn't like what it sees I guess. > >> when box boots, press <scroll lock> to hold bios notice and write it down. >> check mainboard site for bios upgrade. > > This bios ignores that, I had a hell of a time catching it and memorizing it. > > Phoenix Bios 6.0.D. The box is old, 1Ghz athlon. then a bios update may be in order. >>> Down with a cold, I haven't really felt like doing a whole lot. >> take 2 aspirin, 2 sudafed, and a pint of bourbon. may not help rid your >> cold, but your nose will not be running and you really will not mind. > > I learned decades ago, that when I mix alcohol with a cold, its an instant > strept throat & 2 weeks on Erythromycin 500's, 3x/day. strep is no pleasure. that being case, how about gin, vodka, or rum? <bwg> i learned a pint of bourbon and a bunch of covers to sweat out a fever in late 1960 while station in denver. worked real great. tried on a cold, did not help, but like i said, did not care. > Naw, just a place for all her media, a 42" tv, the tuner/amp, dvd player and > somewhere along the line a decent turntable so I can rip about 300 pounds of > 12" lp's accumulated over a 34 year period of teaching primary school kids > something about music. 8 drawers in the bottom of it, 2 big enough for lp's > on edge. I don't think they will hold them all either, but... >>> but my shop has very little heat and the current temp is about 2C. >>> Being diabetic, that equals some darned cold feet. :( >> lay cardboard on floor where working. > > Don't have any that big, but I have noted that a layer of wood chips from the > planer or jointer sure help. ok. a cabinet maker / wood craftsman. most i have known have been like you. always building something new and never time to clean floor. why waste time cleaning up when it will just get covered again. :o) > <http://gene.homelinux.net:85/Gene/Genes-Web-pages.html> you must be too busy working in shop to notice termites got to you home page. i just built a 12' x 16' yard barn with loft. wish i had shot progress pics, but i did shoot a bunch after. not on any home page yet, but do plan to. code inspectors that came out for checks, told me it was well built and that i did have a lot of 'over kill'. even said loft, with 2" x 10" x 12' on 12" centers and double studs every 4', was strong enough to hold a car. problem is i do not have a drive up ramp to check it out. [yet] > Humm, I think I've wandered off topic again, blame it on a senior moment or > whatever. i am 68 and looking forward to 'senior moments'. peace out. tc,hago. g . **** in a free world without fences, who needs gates. ** to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look at* it. ** learn linux: 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ 'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ **** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJM+RT+C4Bj9Rkw/wRAm8sAKCsFwOm9ezE8aox5mkkkND1B9hqygCg1J1z As1bU7AMX6VtVfKKuQFkLlo= =3LVA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
