FC5 permissions problem cdrom
Tom Poe
tompoe at fngi.net
Fri Jun 8 18:10:21 UTC 2007
On Fri, 2007-06-08 at 19:58 +0200, Adalbert Prokop wrote:
> Tom Poe wrote on Friday 08 June 2007:
>
> > (...) I can't mount the CDROM. I added
> > cdrom to /etc/fstab, but that didn't help. How can I force my
> > computer to read FC5 install #1 on boot? My bios calls for CDROM to be
> > read first. It acts as if that is being overridden?
>
> You want to boot from CD-ROM to start the installation, right?
>
> Fedora cannot override you BIOS boot sequence. If your BIOS skips the
> CD-ROM there are several possibilities:
>
> 1. Your CD-ROM is listed *after* the HDD in BIOS
> 2. Your CD-ROM is not recognized by the BIOS or is deactivated
> 3. Your CD has errors and is not recognized as a boot medium
> 4. Your CD drive is malfunctioning.
> 5. ...............
>
> You said you can't mount your cdrom. That might be a hint to a damaged CD
> or CD drive (3. or 4.)
>
> --
> Bye,
> Adalbert
>
> I don't kill flies, but I like to mess with their minds. I hold them above
> globes. They freak out and yell "Whooa, I'm *way* too high." -- Bruce
> Baum
>
Well, it died from one boot to the next, as all other options are in
place. Will try another CDROM, and see what happens. Thanks, Tom
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