my linux box again

[Sean]

Do you have the latest firmware upgrade for your cd-rw?

Second does linux treat CD-RW's diffently then a cd-rom?

Third, you can _always_ copy the install files to one of your hardrives
and install from that, and bypass the whole cd-rw thing. 
Provided you have enough space for the files to actually install the os. 
(you can put it in like /home (which has almost nothing in it after the
install) then set up the partition as /home later) 






On 24 Aug 2000, Ben Pfaff wrote:

> "Mr Coffee" <vegis@hotmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Well, copy a boot floppy image from the CD-ROM onto a real floppy
> > and try to boot from that.  Can the Linux kernel see the CD-ROM?
> > If so, then you just have a buggy BIOS; hardly an uncommon
> > occurrence.  Otherwise, there's still a hardware problem.
> > 
> > i am booting from a boot floppy. this is where im seeing all these errors.
> 
> Firstly, could you please do something to distinguish quoted text
> from new text, and cite the person you're replying to?  I don't
> see you indenting or >-prefixing quoted text, and it's very
> confusing.
> 
> Next: I'm confused about these errors you report.  They're coming
> from the Linux kernel, or from the installation program, or from
> the BIOS, or what?  What is the exact text of one of them?
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