[ale] Booting from CD-ROM

[Jeff Hubbs]

sangell at nan.net wrote:

>Are you sure the .iso image wasn't corrupt? Did you check the md5
>checksums?? What version? It is possible the version you are trying doesn't
>have a boot from CD option. If all else fails, try replacing the CD-Rom if
>you have another available. I have had instances when the CD-Rom itself
>would not boot CD's created from iso. It has been rare but I have seen it.
>
>
>All I can think of, anyone else?
>
Sometimes the CD drive will just be too old.  Not that it has "worn out" 
but that it doesn't deal with booting CD-Rs or CD-RWs correctly.  I even 
had trouble with a SCSI CD burner recently; a cheap 58-timer from 
Staples did the trick.  

- Jeff



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