On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 11:41, Joe Dunsmore wrote:
> So I was trying to install redhat 9, as I get partway through the 
> install, it asks where I'm installing from, so I say cdrom.  Then it 
> gives me an error message saying it can't find redhat in the cdrom. 
> I'll note that the light on my cdrom drive does not flicker after I 
> click cdrom install.  I found a page on redhat's website about this 
> problem and it said at the boot prompt to type linux hdx=cdrom. where x 
> is a, b, c, or d depending on what drive your cdrom is.  I tried this 
> with the same results.  Other people have ecountered this I found out 
> from google and a scratched cd is common, but I don't see how this could 
> happen if the light never flickered on.  Should I try burning another 
> cd? any other clues? thanks.

What kind of CD reader are you using?  Try creating the boot floppies
and start the install that way.  I used that method to work around a bug
with Red Hat 8's CD-ROM install where it would hang if the CD was booted
on a DVD drive.

-- 
Carl Patten



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