What is most interesting about life is that there is always something new to discover. :-)
I burned some Linux isos to a disk, but they will not boot.
I have tried to boot from a CD from a boot-able CD.
I tried booting from a reliable XP install disk, but it failed.
I also tried from some other boot-able CDs.
Thanks,
Luke Skywalker. :-)
my first guess - the optical drive may have gone south
it may be something simple - that a good cleaning will fix
do not blow into the drive (compressed air, etc) - it will only stir up the dust and make matters worse
check the cables, of course
I used Maxell Lens Cleaner to clean my CD/DVD recorder.
(I had problems with the drive recognizing CDs.)
I was very impressed that Linux could read the cleaning CD as it was about 10 years old. :biggrin:
The Lens Cleaner solved the CD reading problem.
Do yourself a favour, buy a new one, the price has really come down over the last couple of years so it may not be a cost burden. I had a left over brand new Pioneer DVD writer which I used on my i7 but you can routinely get SATA DVD writers these days so supply should be no problem. The Pioneer cost me about $120 AU some years ago where the Samsung SATA cost me about $25.00 AU and its a better drive.
I really appreciate your input.
I have a H.P. 6730b laptop.
It is a bee-otch to work on because of the cramped quarters.
If I can find a decent USB DVD burner, I will replace it.
I have found that USB pendrives are hit or miss in being bootable compared to CDs.
Even Linux recommends using Windows to install their O.S. to a pendrive. :-)
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I have a SATA system, but it only has 2 Gb of RAM.
It may run XP fine.
Take care.
Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
Quote from: Vortex on October 17, 2014, 04:52:44 AM
Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
Good idea, Erol. :t
Gunther