hello,

i am trying to install redhat 9 on a Dell machine at my apartment. i downloaded the .iso files, burnt them to cd and have already installed linux on an old Gateway at work. for some reason, when i try to install on my old Dell, the first cd will boot and begin the installation process. it then asks for cd 2. when i put cd 2 into the drive, it tells me that it is unable to mount the cd-rom. this is the same set of discs that i used to install on the Gateway. any thoughts or help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

-brian G

your cd rom problem if media is not corrupt. might be problem with its alignment. try changing the cd rom

the cd rom drive functions fine. it functioned properly up until i took windows off of the computer a few days ago. and it boots the first installation disc to redhat. still confused as to whats wrong...

I experienced a similiar problem several months ago when trying to install RedHat 9 and then again when installing RHEL 4. At first I thought is was my CDs or corrupt distro ISOs. I even went as far a downloading a completely different distro, only to have the exact same errors occur again.

I went out and bought a brand new CD-ROM drive for my PC and everthing worked flawlessly from that point forward. Keep in mind that my CD-ROM had never given any trouble while running Windows on that machine. As a last resort you could pick up a new CD drive to see if that works for you. If it doesn't solve your issue, simply keep your receipt and return it.

Good luck!