I can't install Slackware 9.0

spookyly · 04-17-2003, 05:05 PM

Hi, I'm trying to install Slackware 9.0 in a Pentium II and I have a boot CD but it doesn't work any idea...
I've been reading the manual but nothing.... also I didn't find the file to vreate a boot disk for cd only for old cd but I' have a Cdrom recorder LG...
Please could you help me.....

PD: I've trying with others distros and the cd works only with slackware it's the trouble....

PD2: Sorry for my english i'm speak spanish

Proud · 04-17-2003, 05:14 PM

What exactly doesnt work/happen?

Did you download these cds? Checksummed the ISOs? And the burned cds too?

I though most distros work with almost all cd drives.

spookyly · 04-17-2003, 05:17 PM

Well let's see I download the iso of 663MB and I burn it on a cd rw then a setup my biosfor cd boot first but doesn't work the system skip the cd boot... but whit other cd, example gentoo, it works... bizarre

Proud · 04-17-2003, 05:34 PM

Sure you Saved and exited the BIOS setup?
Have you checked the downloaded ISO against it's md5sum?

spookyly · 04-17-2003, 05:35 PM

Yeah, I did it both things...

spookyly · 04-17-2003, 05:38 PM

Oh almost forgot to tell you, my brother did the instalation whit this cd on his computer.....

Proud · 04-17-2003, 05:40 PM

So the cd worked for him? Then either it's got scratched or you have hardware problems. Can you test the cd on another machine?

spookyly · 04-17-2003, 05:42 PM

ok, i'll do it mean while I'm going to donwload the iso.. :S again

spookyly · 04-18-2003, 10:55 AM

Well, I try every method, one of them was donwload the iso and burn it in another cd (cdr) and nothing.... also I tried the cd in another pc and it work.... I don't known what it's wrong on my pc... a few months ago I installed other distro without bigger problem...

jbstew32 · 04-18-2003, 11:41 AM

and you cant make a boot disk?

tr4nce · 04-18-2003, 12:18 PM

Use Boot and Ram disk

the old fashioned way