In linux.debian.user, you wrote: > My system is displaying some truly unfathomable behavior. > > I had to reformat my /home and /usr partition because of bad blocks, > so while I was at it I also formatted / and swap (to start fresh > again). > > When I rebooted, my CDROM would not boot. I've checked the BIOS > settings and CDROM, C, A is the setting. I've rebooted and > re-verified BIOS settings multiple times with no change. My boot > sequence does not begin with my CDROM drive. > > My LILO boot menu is unusable, as it includes only my wiped "/" > partitions + Windows as a last option. The problem with this is I'm > trying to boot off of my Debian 2.2r3 CDROM and set up my system > again. > > How can I instruct my system to boot from the CDROM when the "boot: " > prompt shows up? (Yes, I am going to search the net for the answer. > But this may be faster.)
OK, I don't know much about this, but do I understand you correctly as saying you changed your bios preferences so that it should boot from the CDROM but doesn't? And that it did this Ok before the reformatting? In this case, you could 1) Boot from floppies and *then* use the CDROM. 2) Reinstall the bios. I personally would consider 2 since if I understand you correctly, your bios is messed up (don't ask me why) and you might have other problems later. According to a hardware book I was reading, "PC Hardware in a Nutshell", this is a relatively straightforward business. They suggest contacting the manufacturer (website or whatever) and also possibly taking a look at http://www.ping.be/bios/ Debian user is probably not the right place if you want to pursue this line of enquiry (reinstalling bios) further, since this has nothing to do with operating systems. You might try alt.comp.hardware. Disclaimer: the above is far outside my field of expertise, so please don't treat these suggestions as anything more than suggestions. Sincerely, Faheem Mitha
