Fedora CD Problems

[Janina Sajka]

If the FC3 disk boots, so should the F7.

But, I'm still confused. Do you have a working Fedora on this server? If
so, you should be telling us whether or not the sha1sum succeeds or
fails. That's how we validate media and iso files.

Also, I'm puzzled about your inability to retrieve complete iso files
from our on line repository. Since you're familiar with the Installation
HOWTO, may I reiterate its guidance about using a download method that
can resume when downloads are interrupted?

PS: I'm sure CheapBytes would send you a second set. As noted previously
on this list, quite a few people have installed both from downloaded iso
files and burned media, including media from CheapBytes.

Janina

Daniel C writes:
> I insert the 1st install CD and reboot, and nothing happens. The bios are
> configured to boot from the CD drive already.
> According to the site I'd need either a boot CD, a rescue image or the first
> install disk. So I do not see how creating a floppy from an iso would work.
> In fact, the ISO for the boot CD wouldn't copy to the CD at all.
> Also, it says nothing in regards to booting from floppy disk anymore. As
> quoted from the docs found on speakupmodified.org:
> Booting the Installation
> At long last you are ready to begin installing the Speakup Modified Fedora
> distribution. Start a text-based installation with speech by booting your
> bootable
> flash media device or the CD ROM you created from the boot.iso or rescue CD
> image, or by booting the first installation CD ROM disk.
> NOTE:If booting the first installation CD ROM doesn't work for you, as it
> currently doesn't in some circumstances, you'll need to create a boot disk
> as described in Downloading Required Files.
> SO in otherwords, I was right in attempting to make a boot CD and the rescue
> CD. However, neither method worked.
> The creation of the boot CD failed, as nothing was ever copied to the CD,
> and the rescue image, it created, I think, I cannot say for sure as the CD-R
> can no longer be read now.
> 
> The End Result
> I have Fedora 7 sitting on my server box, unable to be installed. I've
> wasted valuable time that I could have used elseware, perhaps installing a
> Fedora that actually works?
> I've spent a month trying to get the Fedora images downloaded from
> http://speakupmodified.org to work but without luck. I am fresh out of
> ideas, and am not to happy right now.
> If anyone has any other ideas, please let me know. P.S: To test my therey of
> CD-rom firstboot, I booted from a Fedora3 CD I had and it boots just fine.
> 
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