Does the BIOS support CD booting and if so is it set to boot from the CD? They are not by default and many older machines do not.
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Peter Hoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 20:05:24 -0700 >Hi all, > >1) I downloaded the i386 version of binary-i386-1.iso > on a windows machine with a free, fast connection, >2) burned the image onto a cd, >3) and tried to use the cd to install debian 2.2 on my laptop. > >The problem is that my laptop (an "old" toshiba 440-cdt) doesn't >boot the CD-rom, it just boots up the already-installed linux 2.1 >I have checked BIOS to make sure the cdrom is bootable, and my >computer boots my old debian 2.1 cds just fine. > >I've looked at the contents of the burned CD: It seems readable, >and there are lots of folders and directories on it, so I assume it >got copied ok.... > >Any ideas? >Thanks much for any help > >Pete > > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
