Hi, On 29/10/2007, Nick Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This thread is a bit bothersome for a lot of reasons. However, there > is a lack of hard info so far. > > When you say it isn't booting the CD, what does this mean? Does it try > but fail with some error? Does it not even stop at the CD on the way > to attempting to boot the hard disk?
The bios tries to boot, but does not find the CD bootable and falls back on the hard disk. > > > And let's see what the actual scope of the problem is: > > Does the official CD boot? (I think the point of this thread > is for some people, no it doesn't). No. Not on 2 machines I tried on the other day, but it does boot on my main deskto pand laptop (2 completely different, more modern machines). > > Does a copy of the official CD boot? (Is there any error reported > when trying to make a copy?) Unsure, havent tried. > > For the people that say the official CD doesn't boot, do they have other > machines they /can/ boot the official CD? Yes > > If people are spotting some machines that do and some that don't, what > happens if you move the CD drive from one that does boot to one that > doesn't? Does the problem follow the machine or the drive? > I have tried multiple cd drives. > Does a CD made from install42.iso boot? unsure. > > Does a CD made from cd42.iso boot? unsure > > Does a CD made from cdemu42.iso boot? > unsure - I have no CDR's to try this out... > > If install42.iso or cd42.iso boot, don't be looking for code changes, > sounds like we had a bum pressing of CDs or some other "quirk" in the > way the master was made, as they all use the same boot process. Still > needs to be identified and fixed for 4.3, but it wouldn't be a code > problem. > > Nick. > > Yes, perhaps it is something obscure in manufacturing. Could be a change of the brand of media for example, or something strange. Not a lot we can do about it. -- Best Regards Edd --------------------------------------------------- http://students.dec.bournemouth.ac.uk/ebarrett
