Same FC3 CD boot problem!

[Janina Sajka]

Thanks, David. I also don't think it likely--but it is an appropriate
first step, and I appreciate your help on it.

Clearly, it won't be a talking boot. I should have been clear about that
up front, though I suspect you're aware of it.

David Bruzos writes:
> Hello Janina:
> I will download the official FC3 disc1.iso and test the machines that 
> will not boot with the speakup-modified distro.  I will send a message 
> to the list letting everyone know what I found out.  However, I don't 
> think that I will find the same problem, because I have not seen many 
> reports of this type of thing on the Internet.  I have the DVD version 
> of the official FC3 and it boots just fine.
> 
> I just need some time to do the download...
> 
> Thanx!
> 
> David B.
> 
> On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 06:05:56PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > Thank you for the explanation. Though it's certainly not the news we'd
> > like to hear, it's important to know the problem with clarity.
> > 
> > Question ... Might you have the wherewithall to check disc1 from one of
> > the original, stock Fedora mirrors?
> > 
> > It is also curious that a disk made from boot.iso would work, where
> > disc1 does not. I believe Nick said this.
> > 
> > Thanks for the report.
> > 
> > David Bruzos writes:
> > > Hello all:
> > > I am making this post in adition to one that I just made, because I 
> > > think this is important and want everyone that should see it to see it.
> > > 
> > > Anyway, I downloaded the FC3 CD images the other day and made the four 
> > > cd's.  I checked the md5sums and they were the same.
> > > However, the first disc will only boot on two of my four 
> > > machines.  I don't it is a problem with a type of cdrom-drive, because I 
> > > put multiple (different) cdrom-drives in my computer to try to get it 
> > > to boot and  had no luck.  I even recorded the first disc on a 
> > > different type of CD 
> > > media, but the results were the same.  So, I ended up installing FC3 on 
> > > my laptop, because my destop machine would not boot from CD 1.
> > > 
> > > Also important to note:  I have never had any problems booting to 
> > > CD from any of these machines.  I made sure that they were properly 
> > > configured to boot from CD in the BIOS and I tested it with another 
> > > bootable CD.  So, I know they are working properly.
> > > 
> > > Thanx again!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > David B.
> > > 
> > > 
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				Janina Sajka, Chair
				Accessibility Workgroup
				Free Standards Group (FSG)

janina at freestandards.org	Phone: +1 202.494.7040