Slackware boot cd

**TheKingster** · 08-15-2003

I apologise if this has already been covered, haven't really got time to search as Im at work.

I have Slackware 8.1 on cd, but it wont boot. It does boot in other pcs. I then tried a winbl0ws XP cd in the same drive and it booted fine. OK maybe a bad burn.

So I download Slackware 9.0 and have burn't it 3 times, once as slow as 16 speed, and it still wont boot in this pc. I have tried a standard cd rom drive aswell as a DVD rom drive.

Any ideas?

**Giro** · 08-15-2003

You proberly tried but have you checked out the BIOS to check if its boot of your cd-rom before the HD? And is it an old machine sometimes they cannot boot from cd. Try rawrite and make a boot floppy.

**sarumont** · 08-15-2003

Originally Posted by TheKingster

I then tried a winbl0ws XP cd in the same drive and it booted fine.

So it's NOT a problem with booting from CDs, just this CD. What program are you using to burn the .iso? And what mode are you burning it in?

**kriss** · 08-15-2003

try to use a floppy. make it with dd/cat or rawwrite or something

**TheKingster** · 08-15-2003

Im using the latest version of Nero, and yes I have checked boot order. I even disabled the HDD.

It does attempt to boot from the cd, however it says BOOT FAILURE.

Boots fine on other pcs which leads me to believe the mode I am writing it in is correct.

**sarumont** · 08-16-2003

Does that particular CD boot on other puters?

**TheKingster** · 08-17-2003

Yes boots in others

No need to reply now, installed Debian instead!

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