PC does not recognize live CD

[Basil Chupin]

On 07/05/10 00:18, Karl Larsen wrote:
> On 05/06/2010 08:12 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>    
>> On 07/05/10 00:05, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> Good evening
>>> I did have the same problem with 9.10:
>>> when I insert the live CD into the drive, the computer boots from HDD
>>> and apparently "mounts" the CD,
>>> but it shows absolutely no intention to boot from it.
>>> When I put the same CD in my desktop Windows machine, it does what it is
>>> supposed to do.
>>>
>>> AND, the note PC I am using for Linux DID/DOES recognize/boot from a
>>> live CD of Ubuntu 9.04 (that is why I have that system installed - thus,
>>> the drive is not broken).
>>>
>>> Is there any conceivable reason for this anomalous behavior?
>>> Is there any way to make the computer boot from the 10.4 CD?
>>> (if possible at all, I would greatly appreciate an explanation that even
>>> a layperson like me can follow).
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> Just curious: which system did you use to burn the CD, Windows or Ubuntu?
>>
>> BC
>>
>>
>>
>>      
>           The 10.04 LiveCD is bad and it comes up with a blank screen
> with two tiny things near the bottom. When you see these try typing Esc
> and maybe it will work.
>    

Nothing like this happens here. Boots everytime.

Ah! Is it a 64-bit or a 32-bit CD?


BC

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