CD Won't Boot
Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: CD Won't Boot
started by: Red
Posted by Red on Nov. 25 2006,15:20
I have only just got DSL, I extracted the files and put them on to a CD. I made sure my BIOS was set to boot from the CD and put the CD in the drive. I turned off the computer and turned it on again. But it still just boots to smelly old Windows 
What have I done wrong?Was I not supposed to extract the files before writing them? I got the dsl-3.0.1.iso
Thanks for any help
Posted by roberts on Nov. 25 2006,16:02
The DSL Wiki has info for creating a bootable DSL CD. Look < here >Make sure your BIOS is changed to boot CD first.
It may also be the case, that your computer needs to have the syslinux version. See the readme in the download section and if so try the dsl-x.x-syslinux.iso
Posted by Red on Nov. 26 2006,19:30
Still won't .... :/ .... I used that syslinux one as well, but all I got was a 'dos prompt' .... I am using Windows XP .... I didnt think it could do that!
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Nov. 26 2006,19:48
As roberts suggested, did you change your BIOS's boot order?
Posted by Red on Nov. 26 2006,21:09
Didn't need to, it was already set up to boot from disk first. Thanks for the suggestion though
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Nov. 26 2006,21:45
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| Was I not supposed to extract the files before writing them? I got the dsl-3.0.1.iso |
Posted by Red on Nov. 28 2006,12:39
Hehe. yeah I forgot the first time .... but I did do it after that. But still no luck.
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Nov. 28 2006,14:02
And what do you get now when you try to boot off the DSL cd?