Unable to install Fedora 9 due to BIOS not recognizing CD; create diskette?
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Unable to install Fedora 9 due to BIOS not recognizing CD; create diskette?
First, some history in case it's relevant:
I never had an issue with either of my 2 CD devices before, but I encountered a bug (?!) when installing Ubuntu, and my XP was destroyed. Ubuntu installed successfully and seemed to work ok thereafter but I really want a dual boot system.
Now, I have installed XP & RHL 9, the only way I could get them to install is to use a boot diskette. The installation cd's aren't recognized by either of my two CD devices. However, when I use the boot diskettes, either CD device works fine for the install.
I want to overlay RHL 9 with Fedora 9 since my computer display is newer than my RHL 9 monitor definitions, and my graphics don't work at all with RHL 9!
So my question is, (a) is there a way to make a boot diskette to work with Fedora 9, and/or (b) does anyone know a way for me to fix my bios, or GRUB, etc., so I can get my CD devices to work, and install Fedora 9 over RHL 9?
It should also be very easy to adjust your X configuration to get the correct monitor settings in there.
But if you use RH9 to access the internet, it's indeed a good time to upgrade as RH9 is no longer supported.
I never had an issue with either of my 2 CD devices before, but I encountered a bug (?!) when installing Ubuntu, and my XP was destroyed. Ubuntu installed successfully and seemed to work ok thereafter but I really want a dual boot system.
Are you sure your xp was destroyed, or just not bootable?
What exact processor are you running? Fedora will not run on anything older than a Pentium.
Do you have two Cd drives plugged in at the same time? A lot of old machines cannot handle this (for bootup). If this is the case I would unplug one and try the install again.
If you are using a rewritable disk a lot of the older players cannot boot to them.
2. Yes, I unplugged one and will try that. Now, in XP at least, it brings up the new CD info. Before it didn't, so this is goodness. (This is a system cd, not one I created.)
3. Oh, ok, I'll create a CD-R, but first I'd like to know if you recommend any special Linux downloads based on my pc's age and resources?
I think I have the solution here. My DVD drive (in Windows) is denoted by "D:" and that is alphabetically less than my CD drive which is denoted by "E:". (I also unplugged my extra CD drive, too).
I can put CD-RW CD's in my first (DVD) drive and it recognizes these as it's supposed to. I'm installing Fedora 9 now.
Sorry to bother you with this error, Thanks for your responses!
If it is a 2.2ghz then it has to be a Pentium 4 and not just a Pentium. So you should be fine for cpu and ok for ram.
If unplugging the other CD drive got the XP going, I would try the Fedora CD before burning a new one(a P4 era CD drive should have no issue with rewriteables).
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