Re: [rhn-users] Help: CD not recognized at boot. Fine otherwise.

[Brad Cox <bcox virtualschool edu>]

Could you be more specific? What do you think so? What should I do 
about it? Why would DELL ship a configuration with unterminated scsi? 
This is a stock dell box, running fine for years, remenber.

At 11:39 PM -0400 4/8/03, Michel-André wrote:
> Your SCSI is not properly terminated
>
> Michel-André
> *****************************
>
> Brad Cox wrote:
>
> > That's exactly what I did to get this far. When I boot from the new 
> > floppy, it says the CD is not readable.
> >
> > To be more precise, from the floppy boot, I get to the graphic 
> > install display, choose CD, then "CD is not readable".
> >
> > At 5:55 PM -0400 4/8/03, Michel-André wrote:
> >
> > > Boot with your old linux:
> > > Put a floppy in, do not mount it:
> > >
> > > Put the new CD in:
> > > mount   /dev/cdrom   /mnt/cdrom
> > >
> > > dd   if=/mnt/cdrom/images/boot.img   of=/dev/fd0
> > >
> > > I just tried it and it looks ok
> > >
> > > Michel-André
> > > **************************************
> > >
> > >
> > > Brad Cox wrote:
> > >
> > > > This is a linux only system. There are no DOS/Windows systems 
> > > > here, nor dos boot diskettes.
> > > >
> > > > At 3:12 PM -0400 4/8/03, Mike Bracanovic wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > What I would do is; create install floppy using rawrite.
> > > > >
> > > > > Boot you system using dos boot diskette, cd to your cdrom,
> > > > > than cd to images directory than use for example, if your
> > > > > cd rom drives is d drive issue this command.
> > > > > D:\images> d:\dosutils\rawrite
> > > > > Than follow the instructions on the command window.
> > > > >
> > > > > Once you create install diskette you should all set.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Brad Cox [mailto:bcox virtualschool edu]
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 2:56 PM
> > > > > To: rhn-users redhat com
> > > > > Cc: Navin Mahadkar
> > > > > Subject: Re: [rhn-users] Help: CD not recognized at boot. Fine
> > > > > otherwise.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Its the commercial Redhat install CD. I didn't burn it.
> > > > >
> > > > > By "can't read", I mean if I put it in the drive and reboot, its
> > > > > ignore...boots into Redhat 7.0 from the HD. When I boot from the
> > > > > floppy I made from the CD (in 7.0), the install screen comes up, but
> > > > > when I select CD, initrd.img says boot failed: change disks and try
> > > > > again.
> > > > >
> > > > > At 11:53 AM -0400 4/8/03, Navin Mahadkar wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Make sure the CD is burn't right...  and also your CD has to be able
> > > > > > to boot... some drive are not bootable.  In that case changing the
> > > > > > BIOS options won't help. What exactly do you mean by can't read CD?
> > > > > > when you boot form your floppy.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Navin
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Brad Cox wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Could someone please provide suggestions for how to upgrade this
> > > > > > > system? I've submitted a web install help support, but no telling
> > > > > > > when they'll respond.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In particular, CD works fine under RH7.0, but the 8.0 install CD
> > > > > > > isn't loaded at boot time (boots from HD instead). I made a boot
> > > > > > > floppy and tried that, but this complains it can't read the CD
> > > > > > > (which works fine under 7.0 with install disk 1 inserted)...that's
> > > > > > > how I made the floppy.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Here's what I posted in the web support form.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Upgrading from 7.0 to 8.0. CDROM works fine in 7.0 but is not recognized
> > > > > > > as bootable by the 8.0 floppy boot image. I built this floppy manally as
> > > > > > > instructed (dd if=boot.img) within 7.0 since booting from the CD
> > > > > > > wasn't working either.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > According to the ADAPTEC SCSI controller's BIOS, the CD is
> > > > >  >>definitely selected
> > > > >  >>as a bootable device.
> > > > >  >>
> > > > >  >>This is a stock DELL Optiplex machine, nothing unusual there. 
> > > > > Floppy, CD,
> > > > > and
> > > > >  >>100mg zip drive, all factory installed. I can be reached at
> > > > >
> > > > > > > bcox virtualschool edu
> > > > > > > or 703 361 4751. Urgent, please.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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