No Commmon CD-ROM drive was detected

[Paul Owen]

Hi I had the same problem
In the end I found that despite what the Master Slave links were set to,
Linux woulds only read the cdrom from one plug on the IDE cable It would
then quite happily read another cdrom on the other plug (Hardy) but only
boot from one.

On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 4:41 AM, Robert Warmack <robert.warmack at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm a first-time Linux user, switching from Windows.  I decided that I
> wanted to try the Kubuntu version - I build a new computer, all of the parts
> are functioning and recognized by the BIOS.  However, upon booting the
> computer from the Installation Disc which I burned  I receive the "No common
> CD-ROM drive was detected" error.  I have done some searching and found that
> I am not alone in this problem.  Unfortunately, I was unable to find a
> resolution for my predicament. (I have no floppy drive.)
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-4447.html seems to be an
> entire thread concerning this problem, but it seems to peter out without
> giving a definitive answer.
>
> - I have tried re burning the CD.
> - I was unable to try installing in "expert mode" because I could not find
> an adequate description of how to do so. (I'm brand new!)
> - I have verified that my md5sum matches.
> - My original SATA Mode was set to "Enhanced", so I tried it in
> "Compatible" mode.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!  Also, if this is something which I
> cannot fix - does anyone have any suggestions as to another good Linux
> distribution for a newbie who wants to get some experience with the OS?
> Thanks a bunch for you time and help!
>
>                        Robert
>
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