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 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list