PC does not recognize live CD

[Karl Larsen]

On 05/06/2010 08:22 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 07/05/10 00:18, Karl Larsen wrote:
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>> On 05/06/2010 08:12 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> On 07/05/10 00:05, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
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>>>        
>>>> 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.
>>>>          

             I assume the first computer has bios set to boot a cd-rom 
first?

         Your desktop Windows Machine does have bios set properly.

73 Karl



>>>> 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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