Can't read Linux CDs.

[rpowersau at gmail.com]

On 9/1/06, 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

Are you running windows when you do this? Being able to read a windows
format cd in windows isn't the same as booting from a cd. I don't
believe windows can mount the linux iso and read the contents.

Have you put the ubuntu live cd or the knoppix cd into your cd reader
and rebooted the computer? Is your bios set up for cd booting? Will
the computer boot from the windows recovery cd?

Did you burn these cds yourself while running windows? If so, were
they burnt as iso images, not data.

Just some thoughts. HTH


> 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.
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Russ