[TriLUG] Unable to boot RH9 linux after installation

[Stephen Hoffman]

Just curious, but if CD-ROM isn't bootable, and you have no floppy, How'd
you get linux on there to begin with?

steve


> Thank you, Jim.  I will give another go with the CD-ROM drive.  If it
> still fails, I will get a floppy drive :-(
>
> Cheers,
> -adalita
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Ray <jim at neuse.net>
> Sent: Sep 24, 2003 7:21 AM
> To: 'Adalita Brown' <adalita at earthlink.net>,
> 	'Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list' <trilug at trilug.org>
> Subject: RE: [TriLUG] Unable to boot RH9 linux after installation
>
> i'd try another bootable CD to make sure you don't have a bad CD.  if you
> can't boot from floppy or CD, you're SOL.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org]On
>> Behalf Of Adalita Brown
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:00 AM
>> To: trilug at trilug.org
>> Subject: [TriLUG] Unable to boot RH9 linux after installation
>>
>>
>> More information:
>> 1)  I have no floppy drive
>> 2)  CD-ROM drive is not bootable.  I've tried changing the
>> boot priority in BIOS but to no avail.
>> 3)  Laptop is Compaq Armada 6500 series
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