[nmglug] P133

[Jason Davis]

On Mon, 2005-08-29 at 13:36 -0600, a_kaluta wrote:
> Dear Glug Members;
> I tried loading "potato" on the,  aforesead-mentioned, computer both before 
> and after I changed to "boot from CD"...with no luck.
> Internet research suggested booting from floppy disk.
> which evokes a whole new set of problems for this novice.
> Is the suggestion to boot from floppy disk because the disk may be written 
> to a "fat" files system?
> Is  the floppy a good direction ,Lac tutorial mentioned Suse 9 recovery disk 
> alas a quick perusal of the site did not reveal its location, would persuit 
> and location of the recovery disk be a better focus.
>  Any shared thoughts Cabelleros.
>                                             Thanks Anthony Kaluta 


can you boot knoppix
if so , your deb CD might be bad

if that still fails (after making sure the bios is set to boot from cd)
I would by a new cdrom , or make sure it is plugged in and pinned right.
Maybe test the cdrom in another box.

Good Luck,
jd