Re: Failed to install: "Detect and mount CD-ROM" failed

2007-05-09 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 10:11:48AM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 10:54:34AM +0100, Stephen Turner wrote: > > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > Thanks for your reply, Andrew. > > > > I don't have much information about the optical drive, but Windows > > reports th

Re: Failed to install: "Detect and mount CD-ROM" failed

2007-05-09 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 10:54:34AM +0100, Stephen Turner wrote: > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > >On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 12:14:53PM +0100, Stephen Turner wrote: > >> Trying to install etch from the netinst CD on a two-month old desktop > >> machine. > >> > >> Boot from CD, choose language and loca

Re: Failed to install: "Detect and mount CD-ROM" failed

2007-05-09 Thread Stephen Turner
Andrew Sackville-West wrote: On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 12:14:53PM +0100, Stephen Turner wrote: > Trying to install etch from the netinst CD on a two-month old desktop > machine. > > Boot from CD, choose language and location, and then it fails to find > the CD drive: > > Detect and mount CD-ROM >

Re: Failed to install: "Detect and mount CD-ROM" failed

2007-05-08 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 12:14:53PM +0100, Stephen Turner wrote: > Trying to install etch from the netinst CD on a two-month old desktop > machine. > > Boot from CD, choose language and location, and then it fails to find > the CD drive: > > Detect and mount CD-ROM > No common CD-ROM drive was

Failed to install: "Detect and mount CD-ROM" failed

2007-05-08 Thread Stephen Turner
Trying to install etch from the netinst CD on a two-month old desktop machine. Boot from CD, choose language and location, and then it fails to find the CD drive: Detect and mount CD-ROM No common CD-ROM drive was detected. I have previously installed on an even newer laptop from the same CD.