PC does not recognize live CD

[Karl Larsen]

On 05/14/2010 08:35 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
>
> Basil Chupin さんは書きました:
>    
>>> Computers: I tried today: 4
>>> my windows machine (Dell Optiplex 745, Windows XP)
>>> my childrens computers:
>>>        
             On your childrens computer please instead of loading up 
10.04 use the Check Disk feature. It takes awhile but will find any 
error in your cd. If it says good, then your LiveCD is perfect :-)

73 Karl



>>> 1x Sotex desktop, Windows XP
>>> 1x Mouse (desktop) computer, Windows Vista
>>> 1x Dell Inspiron 1545, Windows Vista
>>>
>>> Tried ONLY the 8x burned CD. boots with no problems at all.
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> Ah! Now here you have completely thrown me of the bucking horse!
>>
>> "boots with no problems at all'.
>>
>> I take it that what you are saying here is that the disc boots OK on all
>> other computers EXCEPT your own. Am I correct in this?
>>
>> While I think that you should take that disc to work and try it there
>> for the purpose of eliminating another variable, can you do the following?
>>
>> Can you transfer the iso image to a USB memory stick and burn it on
>> somebody else's computer - preferably say at work?
>>
>> Here I am trying to see if your burner is playing tricks.
>>
>> Another question: is your burner the same unit which reads the CD or do
>> you have a separate CDROM and a separate burner with which you burn the
>> iso image. BTW, what is the brand and model of your burner? (Every bit
>> of knowledge helps in the end - hopefully :-) .)
>>
>> BC
>>
>>      
> Good evening
> The problem occurs on a notebook PC I bought for about 150 USD from the
> Japanese equivalent of ebay -
> exclusively to experiment with Linux. Currently running Ubuntu 9.04
> (Japanese localized version)
> It has an Athlon chip, something like 2,2 GHz, ca. 750 MB RAM and a 40
> GB HDD, CD-ROM
> I thought, this would be enough.
>
> BIOS (boot sequence; nothing else available/selectable)
> 1.   USB device ->  legacy floppy drive
> 2.   CD-ROM
> 3.   HDD (internal)
> 4.   Built-in LAN
>
> Burner drive in my Windows machine: Buffalo//: PLDS DVD A DH20A3S.
> This is a drive I added later, since my machine came with a DVD-ROM.
> The computer that has problems reading the disks is the note PC
> mentioned above.
> BUT, as I said before: the Ubuntu 9.04 disk works fine, 9.10 (10.04, or
> older ones like 8.04) do not.
> And all those disks were burnt with above mentioned Windows machine.
>
> Maybe I can try using my children's computer to burn another disk.
> I will let you know, if I succeed.
>
>
>    


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