I am still a newbie, but I have installed linux before. I did it successfully making a dual-boot on my main computer, using XP and RH 9.

Now I am trying to install it on my laptop. I have a compaq 1.5Ghz, and I have everything setup. Windows XP is already installed, I have the correct partitions ready for linux.

I put in the first RH9 iso disc, and boot the machine.

It read the disk, gives me the red hat install screen...

I hit enter for the graphical install. Then, it loads everything.

It asks for my language, and keyboard, then it asks where my red hat install is coming from...

I select CDROM and it says "cannot find cdrom".

Even though all of that just booted off of it!

Any ideas? I need to try to find this asap!

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Moving to the RedHat Forum

Does it give you any other error messages? Can you choose to do an HD install? Did you checksum the iso before burning it?

Cool

No other errors at all. I have used these same CDs before... I know they work. I have the option to instll from the HD,

but I am still so new I'm not sure on how to do that...

I changed my CD rom as the first boot option in my BIOS, and I started up the computer again...

red hat CD reads and asks to install, then it loads all of the stuff, I see somewhere in there it lists my cd drive:

Compaq CD-DVD Drive/Atapi CD-ROM

But there are no errors associated with that... then it loads the "loader"

It asks for english and my keyoard setting.

Then it says:

"A red hat install cd was not found in any cd rom drives. Please insert a red hat install cd and hit OK"

The only options are OK and Back