Let me ask you one major thing. Look at the CD filesystem on another computer. Did you perchance burn the ISO as a file on the CD instead of burning the ISO image to the CD?
->-----Original Message----- ->From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ->[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ->Anders Svensson ->Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 5:18 PM ->To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' ->Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk installation -> ->It seems that it must be the cd that is bad. The Dell has an ->option to hit ->F12 to manually decide bootmedia. But even if I choose the cd ->nothing happens. It works with other bootable cd's without problem. ->I have never done a bootable cd before and now I am not sure ->if I do right. -> ->What emulation shall I have? None or harddrive? I have done ->both but same result -> ->I have burnt both with Nero And Easy CD creator. Lot of ->wasted cd's. :-)) -> ->Thankful for all help!!! -> ->Anders -> ->-----Original Message----- ->From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ->[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ->Colin Anderson ->Sent: den 28 september 2005 22:49 ->To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' ->Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk installation -> ->Actually with Optiplexes (Optipii?) they have a hidden ->partition on the HDD that runs the <F2> setup, if the HDD was ->formatted you're hooped for F2 setup. -> ->The key combination you are looking for is <ctrl><alt><f8> ->which allows you to manually specify boot media during POST ->before the OS starts loading. Be quick, 'cause these things ->boot fast. -> ->hth -> ->-----Original Message----- ->From: Cory Andrews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ->Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:37 PM ->To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion ->Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk installation -> -> ->Try going into the BIOS and changing the boot order so your ->CD-Rom drive is first in the boot sequence. Make sure your ->IDE cable on the CDRom is not loose, and make sure it is ->jumpered properly as a slave on your primary IDE BUS, or ->master on your secondary IDE BUS. -> ->When you reboot, you should at least see the led light up on ->the CD-Rom and it should spin up, if it's doing both those ->things and still not booting, you probably have a bad CD, or ->a defective ROM Drive. -> ->Cory J Andrews ->Partner / Purchasing ->+++++++++++++++ ->VOIPSupply.com - Everything you need for VOIP ->454 Sonwil Drive ->Buffalo, NY 14225 ->+++++++++++++++ ->tf voice - 800-398-VOIP X22 ->l voice - 716.630.1555 X22 ->f - 716.630.1548 ->e - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ->AIM - b2Cory -> -> -> ->Anders Svensson wrote: ->> ->> Here comes a newbi question. ->> ->> I have got a used Dell Optiplex GX240 P4 1.7 Ghz with 512 ->Ram. I have ->> downloaded [EMAIL PROTECTED] and burnt a bootable CD. But the Computer ->> doesn't start the installation. ->> ->> What can be wrong? The computer is empty with anything on ->the harddrive. ->> ->> Is it something wrong with the CD or something else. ->> ->> Please help ->> ->> ANders ->> ->> ->---------------------------------------------------------------------- ->> -- ->> ->> _______________________________________________ ->> --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- ->> ->> Asterisk-Users mailing list ->> Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com ->> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ->> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: ->> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ->_______________________________________________ ->--Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- -> ->Asterisk-Users mailing list ->Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com ->http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ->To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: -> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ->_______________________________________________ ->--Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- -> ->Asterisk-Users mailing list ->Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com ->http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ->To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: -> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -> -> ->_______________________________________________ ->--Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- -> ->Asterisk-Users mailing list ->Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com ->http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ->To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: -> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -> _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users