I created a CD with an image of the latest Debian release(many times and from many different ftp sites). I boot the the CD and get the boot prompt. I hit enter and get:
Loading /install............isolinux: Disk error 80, drive 8F. Can anybody help.
Trey

Moving to Debian Forum

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maybe try burning a second cd?
(disk error)

OR (maybe the light just went on from previous readings), some of the installs need boot floppies... is it trying to do a floppy seek when it tries to install?

(not sure, my woody cd installed no problem, but i bought mine from a site in canada)

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If you still have the original ISO image, check it with md5summer to see if the image is good.

If it is, try burning another CD.

Does it get into loading the kernel, or does it die after the first screen?

BlckJck

After I hit enter, it tried to load isolinux then gave the error. I have tried multiple burns. I got the same errors when I tried to install Mandrake. I also tried loading Knoppix. I am looking for options...
Trey

It might be detecting your hardware incorrectly, list your hardware and also try KNOPPIX's extra booting options, like noscan... read the Cheat codes and FAQ that are on the CD...

Is there any reason I would have to flash my BIOS with a newer version? I used FDISK to create an active DOS partition on 50% percent of the drive, should I have an active Linux partition before Linux will install or will the CD boot disk initiate a prompt for partitioning?

Here is my system info...

Operating System System Model
Windows 98 SE (build 4.10.2222) PREMIO CS2
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1000 megahertz Intel Pentium III
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-6315
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 09/21/2001
Drives Memory Modules c,d
15.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
5.91 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

AXV CD/DVD-ROM [CD-ROM drive]
LITE-ON LTR-48246S [CD-ROM drive]
Generic floppy disk drive (3.5")

Generic IDE hard disk drive (15.00 GB) -- drive 0 512 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 128 MB
Slot 'A1' has 128 MB
Slot 'A2' has 256 MB
Local Drive Volumes


c: (on drive 0) 15.00 GB 5.91 GB free
Logins Network Drives
No details available

Installed Microsoft Hotfixes Printers
No details available

Click here to see all available security Hotfixes.

Marks a HotFix that verifies correctly
Marks a HotFix that fails verification
(Failing hotfixes need to be reinstalled)
An unmarked HotFix lacks the data to allow verification

HP LaserJet 4P/4MP on LPT1:
Controllers Display
Standard Floppy Disk Controller
Primary IDE controller (single fifo)
Secondary IDE controller (single fifo)
Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller
Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller MSI MS-StarForce GeForce4 MX 440 (NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440) [Display adapter]
Default Monitor
Sceptre 18.3 [Monitor] (18.3"vis, January 1999)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
AXWHISKY SCSI Controller
Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller
Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller
VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller Gameport Joystick (no joystick connected)
MPU-401 Compatible
Wave Device for Voice Modem
Communications Other Devices
Creative Modem Blaster Flash56 PCI DI5630-5
Internet Connection Sharing
Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter
Network Card MAC Address: 00:04:5A:8B:B4:18
Network IP Address: 68.35.31.4 / 25 USB Human Interface Device
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub

Its odd. I decided to change my Lite-on CD-RW from secondary master to primary slave and reburn on new RW discs. Debian, Slackware, Mandrake, and Knoppix all load without fail. I then tried to boot from the old discs with no luck. I also tried erasing the discs and reburning the images... nothing. I wonder why? I wonder if there is a better way to format CD-RW discs or do I have a 5-pack of junk. Anyway, thanks for the help.
Trey

try this link for more info. As I saw is about the bios...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...=Google+Search

I bougt a 5-pack of bad RW disc's... I thought you had these on regular CD-R's... There is an option at boot on knoppix to test the CD also... boot: knoppix testcd

I'm glad it worked out for you, I wouldn't pursue the BIOS though, I would think that it was the way the hardware was detected by Lunix...

I agree I tried installing Fedora 7 and Debian 5.0.2 on my Intel 810 P3 boafd 933Mhz Processor with 40GB HDD. I get same Disk Error 80 on both Operating systems. But, the DVDs work fine on other computers with higher end specs.