Can't read Linux CDs.

Guillermo Garron guillermo.fedora at gmail.com
Thu Aug 31 21:30:47 UTC 2006


On 8/31/06, Ed Jabbour <ejbr at comcast.net> wrote:
> This is very odd.  If I load a live CD of whatever sort,
> Ubuntu, Knoppix, etc., it won't mount.  Needless
> to say, they don't boot.  If I insert a Netgear installation CD, it mounts
> and can be read.  Same for the Scrabble game CD, and same for the bootable
> IBM Windoze recovery disc, which does boot.  So, any CD having to do with
> Windoze works; any CD having to do with Linux doesn't.
>
> Any hints, pointers, guesses, greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
did you *burn* your CDs yourself?
did you check those on another PC?
Are you sure you make an ISO burn and not a simple copy of files?

regards,
Guillermo.




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