Uh-oh, FC3 install boot from CDROM error on new machine

James Wilkinson james at westexe.demon.co.uk
Tue Mar 15 13:14:10 UTC 2005


Jess Anderson wrote:
> isolinux disk error 80 AX=4280 drive 9F
> press any key to try again

isolinux is a Linux boot loader (http://syslinux.zytor.com/iso.php). It
is responsible for getting the Linux kernel and initrd images off the
CD. Once it's done that, it hands over control to the Linux kernel, and
stops running. The kernel is what detects your hard drives.

So an isolinux disk error message is an error message about the CD disk
or drive.

You could try re-burning your CD, possibly with a different brand.

You could try swapping out your CD drive for a known good model.

You could try using diskboot.img to boot from a USB pen (and then, if
necessary, do a network boot).

Good luck!

James.

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