>Hi,
> I am trying to install RedHat Linux directly from CDROM.
> I have set the bios to boot CDROM, C, A in that order. While
> trying to boot
> from CDROM it fails giving the following message,
> Boot from ATAPI CDROM: Failure
> Since this didnot work I used autoboot to setup linux.
> Does the CDROM has to be installed in PnP mode.? I am >using
>Creative labs
> CDROM. Also I don't have problem in accessing CDROM from >linux.
>But only I
> cannot boot from it during installation ..
> Any suggestions/comments are welcome. Please cc the reply >to
>directly also.
> Thanks,
>Anand
This is because the CD isn't in a bootable format. You must use a DOS floppy
and run the autoboot bat file.
Igmar
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