Can't Load Boot Disc

filam · 2008-09-13 22:06:35

I recently recieved an old computer from work. When I try to boot from any of a number of CD/DVDs (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc...) nothing happens. (I am not surprised by the failure of the DVDs b/c the desktop only has a CD drive). Anyway, is there any wisdom I might not be considering? The computer boots to a boot screen (below) and then when I select F1 (continue) it boots the current OS (Windows 2000 auf Deutsch; which I don't have a password to use).

Processor Type: Pentium II processor
Processor Speed: 350 MHz
Cache RAM: 512 KB
System Memory: 128 MB
Memory Bank 0: 128 MB SDRAM
Memory Bank 1: Not Installed
Memory Bank 2: Not Installed

Last edited by filam (2008-09-13 22:13:26)

haxit · 2008-09-13 22:08:44

That is an error with the floppy drive.

filam · 2008-09-13 22:14:20

haxit wrote:

That is an error with the floppy drive.

Yah. I removed it from the machine. Could that keep the board from booting from the CD drive?

filam · 2008-09-13 23:54:02

I disabled everything related to the floppy drive in the bios and don't get the above error. It now hangs at the boot screen for a much longer time before booting windows.

Xyne · 2008-09-14 01:19:30

Just to make sure it's not something silly, you're sure that you're using an install disk for the right architecture, right? (e.g. not using x86_64 on i686)

filam · 2008-09-14 01:32:00

Xyne wrote:

Just to make sure it's not something silly, you're sure that you're using an install disk for the right architecture, right? (e.g. not using x86_64 on i686)

Yah. I have never installed x86 on any of my machines.

Xyne · 2008-09-14 05:47:03

Have you checked the disk on another machine? Maybe it's scratched/corrupted/been infected by proximity to an M$ disk.

filam · 2008-09-16 22:25:38

Arg! So. I wiped the HD. I have a PS/2 Keyboard. And the only disc that will boot is Geubuntu. I burned fresh Arch and Ubuntu discs and neither boots. Even though Geubuntu loads the linux kernal, it isn't able to run X because of "bad sectors." Arg...

Operating System not found

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Onwards · 2008-09-17 00:24:38

filam wrote:

Arg! So. I wiped the HD. I have a PS/2 Keyboard. And the only disc that will boot is Geubuntu. I burned fresh Arch and Ubuntu discs and neither boots. Even though Geubuntu loads the linux kernal, it isn't able to run X because of "bad sectors." Arg...
Operating System not found

That's a message from ur BIOS. Try removing & then reinserting ur CMOS battery.
You should 've a peek at this post as well: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=54457

Last edited by Onwards (2008-09-17 00:25:44)

filam · 2008-09-17 21:53:48

Arg! I burned the new Arch and Ubuntu ISOs using Toast on OSX and it burned the file on the CD rather than the image.

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