ok real quik... i hav the fedore core 4 - 4 disk iso .....but it ahs an auto run and a boot catalog package..... but it does not boot from cd..... and i can't get the rescue disk to do anything either

does this mean i need to get a live cd version..... and if so how do you instal and o/s of this type

Are u sure your cdrom is set to bootable within bios. Read motherboard manual for insructions on setting the boot sequence.

If you can't find your motherboard manual (I sure as hell don't know where mine is), try searching online for the particular key that will put you into BIOS for your system. On most computers pressing one of the F keys, Esc, or ~ shortly after powering on will do the trick. Once you're in BIOS find the booting options, and ensure that CD booting has a higher priority than harddisk booting. If you're trying to dual boot or something, or for whatever other reason currently have one of the newer Windows versions (I know XP has this function for sure) there is a place under Control Panel you can edit BIOS settings. Try your Windows help to find it. Cheers,

-Felix

ok that would answer that....... i can't change that in the bios ... that was the first thing i did
only allows for h/d and a floppy boot
this is a real old box..... dell 466 with edo ... like who remembers that ... lol
i was using this system so i could play around with linux.... not having to rework my main box and hard drive

thanks though least i know what to do from here .... update the box i am using b4 i try this again

I have an error like;

"hdd: lost interrupt" while booting the first fedore core 4 cd. So I could not download the os.

What can it be at all?