[SOLVED] FC5 permissions problem cdrom

[Tom Poe]

On Fri, 2007-06-08 at 13:10 -0500, Tom Poe wrote:
> 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
> 
Solved:  Turned out the FC5 install#1 went kaput.  I put in a FC4
install #1 and it booted to it.  I put the FC5 install #1 in, and it
tried, but then went to the hard drive boot.  Will now see if I can get
a set of FC7 CDs.
Tom