It can't boot from CD-ROM

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: It can't boot from CD-ROM
started by: vhanla

Posted by vhanla on Sep. 23 2004,17:57

I have a Pentium II computer of 266Mhz My CD-ROM is a
CD-RW connected on IDE 1

I burnt the ISO image using Nero Burning Rom 6.x

But when I adjusted every thing on BIOS , to boot from CDROM it cannot boot anything from this CD

Can you help me?

Posted by Patrick on Sep. 23 2004,18:01

You say the cdrom is on the IDE 1, i assume the cdrom is set as slave and the harddisk (which should be on IDE 1, is set as master?
I also assume that you set the bios so that the startup order of things is:

CDROM first
Harddisk second

Right?

Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Sep. 23 2004,22:44

also could be problems with isolinux.
try using the boot floppy if patrick's trick doesn't work.

Posted by AwPhuch on Sep. 24 2004,15:40

Also there is a install from floppy method in the HOWTO section...

Not mine..the otherone is much much easier

Brian
AwPhuch

Posted by leedonaghey on Sep. 26 2004,20:28

Some motherboards require you to have the cdrom on autodetect as well as a boot device option for it to boot. Try setting it as auto in your bios.