[GLLUG] Debian based install mount woes

Karl Schuttler rexykik at gmail.com
Sat Mar 10 10:35:47 EST 2007


I have also had this problem and the fix Nathan suggested worked for
me in the past.

On 3/9/07, Nathan Hartley <nathan at ilothlorien.com> wrote:
>  Mike Szumlinski:
> > Has anyone had this problem where Debian edge boots fine from the CD,
> > but once the installer tries to mount the CD if fails?  The same
> > thing happens with Ubuntu 6.10.
>
> I have had that problem with older CD ROM Drives. ISOLinux seems to handle
> older drives better than the installers or something. I have looked and look
> for a boot parameter that might resolve this, bet I have tried every DMA and
> CD related setting out there. In the mean time I temporarily swap out the
> drive with a newer model or when doing these installs.
>
>
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