--- In [email protected], "arske4i" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm new to Linux and have been trying to boot my computer from the CD > Rom drive. I have a HP Pavilion 533w. I am running Windows XP Home > edition. I can move the CD to the top of the boot sequence list, but I > don't think it matters. There is a + by the hard drive and other drive, > but not by the CD Rom drive. Is there any suggestions? > I have tried ver 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1 Ubuntu with no success.
The 533w should certainly be able to boot from CD, especially of you've moved the CDROM to the top of the boot list. I don't know what the "+" signifies...maybe valid/mountable media detected and present? Do you have another bootable CD, like the Windows XP installation disk, to test the startup sequence with? Next question, did you prepare the Linux CD correctly? Is the CD actually bootable? In other words, did you use a program such as Nero Express or Ashampoo Burn Commander to open the .iso file and burn it to the disk, or did you just copy the .iso file itself to the disk? Are you getting any indications that the system is even *trying* the CD, or is it just going straight to WinXP bootup? If you really can't get BIOS to cooperate and start from the CD, you can apply the solution suggested here: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/message/23654 Note that some versions of Linux just don't work with certain hardware, due to graphics incompatibilities. I have particularily bad luck getting LiveCD's (that are KNOWN to work on other systems) to boot on older Dell Optiplex systems. When all else fails, try a different Linux ;) To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
