Won't bootForum: Other Help Topics Topic: Won't boot started by: ImNeat Posted by ImNeat on Feb. 24 2006,07:19
DSL isn't booting - the computer just goes straight through to windows, as if the DSL CD isn't in the drive. Knoppix boots fine - but this computer isn't powerful enough for it.1.) I know BIOS is set to boot from CD 2.) It's DSL 2.1 so it's not extremely outdated 3.) I know the CD is fine because it boots perfectly on my Dell Desktop. Any ideas as to what could be going wrong? Posted by hs7sv on Feb. 24 2006,07:36
1) CD-ROM drives are different2) CD-Burner-Program 3) CD-R or CD-RW Please try to change 2) or 3) and find out which Burner-Program is the best for your CD-Burner. Posted by ImNeat on Feb. 24 2006,07:55
I don't quite follow -I downloaded DSL 2.1 and Knoppix 4.0 ISOs a few weeks ago I burned them both onto 700mb Memorex CD-Rs using Alcohol 120% I set this laptop to Boot from CD I restarted pc w/ knoppix in drive Knoppix booted no problems, but ran extremely slow I restarted pc w/ dsl in drive Windows booted I restarted again Windows booted I know this CD is fine because I've used it on other computers. I don't understand why knoppix worked fine, but dsl is skipped. Posted by hs7sv on Feb. 24 2006,08:11
1) CD-ROM drives are differentTry to change CD-ROM drive and test with that CD again, or make a new DSL-CD that you can use it with you PC. Posted by ImNeat on Feb. 24 2006,08:57
So the CD I made with the CD-rom drive on the desktop may not be compatible with the CD-rom drive on the notebook? That's strange. I don't have any extra CD-rom drives just sitting around to plug up, just the internal one on the laptop. If that's really the problem then I suppose I'm just SOL. I don't know why that'd be a problem though - the drive is just reading the burned image. I don't see any reason why it would have a problem unless the CD was bad or there was an incorrect setting somewhere.
Posted by hs7sv on Feb. 24 2006,09:11
Based on my experience from DSL-0.8 to DSL-2.2b, all iso files are good for burning but some CD cannot use with some CD-ROM drive. ISO files is just like a ZIP file for CD-buring-program. I got the same problem on my old PC (AMD-K6-2) also. I replaced the old CD-ROM drive with CD-RW Combo that I can use it for burning by K3b.dsl
Posted by larkl on Feb. 24 2006,22:58
You could try a boot floppy with the CD still in. Might work. Seems extremely odd that the laptop boots on a KNOPPIX CD and that the DSL CD boots another PC OK.
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