Hello all,

Trying to install RH9 onto my machine, using a bootable ISO image and I get the error message of "CD Not found". I rebooted my machine watched the boot information fly by when I saw my Artec 52x CDRW listed as "hdc". I found the mention of "What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?" in the manual and tried the command: linux hdc=cdrom, but it did not work.

I had used the MD5SUM to check the .lSO images, there were no errors in the burn process using Nero Express, and could not find much more info in Google or here at Linuxquestions.org

My PC setup is:
Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Motherboard: Soyo KT400 Dragon Ultra
HD: 80GB Segate Barracuda 2MB Cache
Video Card: ATI RADEON 9500 PRO 128MB
Memory: KVR333X64C25/512M (Kingston)
CD RW: Artec 52x24x52 CD-RW
DVD ROM: Artec 16x DVD
10GB unpartitioned HDD space reserved for Linux



Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks

CHECK YOUR BIOS:
When booting hit 'del' or whatever to get into your bios. What does it say about your CDROM? Is it recognized?

Check your 'Boot Order' in your bios. Is your CD ROM 1st, if not make it so.

CHECK YOUR HARDWARE:
If your BIOS does not see your CDROM. Open your case and check your hardware cabling and jumpers.

WILL IT BOOT WITH ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE CD
Try other bootable CD's as a test to see if you get a boot if all above items come up ok.

-Check BIOS and CDRom is reconized

-I changed the boot order to have the CDRom as first, but no change

-Cables are fine

-CDRom is bootable in WinXP with any CD that has autoboot enabled, and the drive works fine normally

My Redhat installation is actually booting off my CDRom, but when it asks for the Installation Method, it says that the CDRom could not be found. When I did my searches of the net and this site, I have seen others indicate they have had the same problem but I never saw a resolution.

Thanks

Have you tried disconnecting the DVD and have the CDRW only installed as CS or Master?

Maybe there is an issue with multiple CD drives at the install point.

Disconnect the DVD and have your CDRW as Master.

Just gave it a shot, but no go

I don't know. Thats a wierd problem. If you have access to another Linux box you may consider making a bootdisk and starting the install from there instead of the CD.

I had a LG branded DVD/CDrom on a machine. It took so long to process commands that they "timed out". This led to a lock-up and I couldn't load RH or Debian.

So, I loaded the machine from the CDRW after passing the kernel a boot-parameter. prompt$>: linux append="hdx=ide-scsi" (The x being the CDRW drive.)

The naming scheme is:

Primary IDE/IDE-0; Master=/dev/hda, Slave=/dev/hdb
Secondary IDE/IDE-1 Master=/dev/hdc, Slave=/dev/hdd

Generally you can figure out which drive is which by booting into the bios set-up screen. It also may report the drive positions as Primary and Secondary to be politically correct. But if you installed devices you know about the master/slave thing because of jumper settings on the drives during install.

If it still balks, unplug the DVD (or the second CDROM if it isn't a DVD player).
(I was too lazy to look up the boot parameters for a combo DVD/CD-rom drive. It probably involves both the hdx=ide-scsi and hdx=slow-drive.) [I am probably wrong, but I think the bios looks for the CD-rom as the Slave on the first Cable, then Master on the second cable; it stops looking after it finds the first one. It may still boot up, but then it might get confused if the cd is in the second CD-rom type of device.]

hey guy ihad exactly the same problem......and bingo it got solved.....how?? read on...
i too initially fiddled with my hardware...changing cdrom drive frm Primary MAster to Sec mas thro prim slave then sec slave and all....problem was same.....created a boot disk ...no avail

then just tried with another cdrom....it worked...so
1)either try booting with boot disk
2)try another cdrom drive

Sorry guys for taking so long to post this answer. I had the same problem on Compaq Proliant 1200. And here is what I have found on IT Resource Center (Thanx Jean-Pierre)...

------------<quote from the redhat install doc>----
The Red Hat Linux CD-ROM 1 includes driver diskette images (including
images/drvnet.img -- network card drivers and images/drvblock.img --
drivers for SCSI controllers) containing many drivers (both common and
obscure). If you suspect that your system may require one of these
drivers, you should create the driver diskette before beginning your
Red Hat Linux installation.
-------------<end of quote>----------

Could be you need this additional image floppy to identify your cdrom.

If my supposition where wrong or this does not help let me know.