cd/dvd not detected in installation

[Tom Adelstein]

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On Fri, 2005-08-12 at 12:55 +0000, Francisco Afonso wrote:
> I have managed to install Fedora Core 3 and Fedora Core 4 with no problems 
> in CD detection.
> 
> As I would like to use Ubunto, does anyone has a suggestion to solve my 
> problem ?
> 
> Francisco
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Francisco Afonso" <afonsofc at hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> >To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> >Subject: Re: cd/dvd not detected in installation
> >Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 12:45:20 +0000
> >
> >I set the bios to boot on CD first. It loads Ubuntu setup, I press enter 
> >and begin installing. After selecting the language and keyboard type it 
> >enters in a CD detection fase. Then the CD-ROM is not recognized and it 
> >asks for a driver in a floppy.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Francisco
> >
> >>From: Marc Wiriadisastra <strikeforce at iinet.net.au>
> >>Reply-To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> >>To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> >>Subject: Re: cd/dvd not detected in installation
> >>Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:00:25 +0800
> >>
> >>On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 10:26 +0000, Francisco Afonso wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I am trying to install Ubunto 5.0.4 in a ACER 4152 notebook but the 
> >>cd/dvd
> >> > is not recognized.
> >> >
> >> > The cd/dvd-rw is a PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K15RA (info taken from windows 
> >>device
> >> > manager).
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone can help?
> >> >
> >> > Francisco
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>Did you set it up to boot into linux on boot?  If so did it load up?
> >>
> >>

If you downloaded an iso and burned it to a CD - did you make the CD
bootable?