Unable to boot from DVD

[gerar]

I am trying to install Debian Etch 4.0r0 (original DVDs) in new (Dell Vostro) laptop, and boot seq jumps to Windows. I set DVD first in the BIOS seq and it actually goes and reads the DVD, but after a few blinks, Windows

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Gerardo

[vengeance]

is the md5sum on the iso u burnt on dvd's rite?

[infoshirish]

I am trying to install Debian Etch 4.0r0 (original DVDs) in new (Dell Vostro) laptop, and boot seq jumps to Windows. I set DVD first in the BIOS seq and it actually goes and reads the DVD, but after a few blinks, Windows

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Gerardo

Hey,
Does those Debian DVDs works fine on some other machines. I guess if any other Bootable CD/DVD boots fine on your machine. Then might be your Debian DVD is faulty.

[Alex@Synergy]

Hey,
Does those Debian DVDs works fine on some other machines. I guess if any other Bootable CD/DVD boots fine on your machine. Then might be your Debian DVD is faulty.

I'd agree with Infoshirish here mate, if the media works in another machine fine then its possibly the drive in your PC, or the way the files are written. Or if the other PC cannot read the disc either then the media is more likely damaged.

Have you tried opening the boot menu at POST? And not just chaning the boot order?

[kahoona]

I couldn't get my HP laptop to boot off the DVD's either... even though they were listed first. Lastly I tried hitting Esc (again on my HP) to manually select a boot device and chose the DVD drive and then it booted from it like it was suppose to and I was able to continue with my install.