> Subject: Re: [TCLUG] redhat 9: can't find redhat in cdrom > From: Carl Patten <myok at ogzr.org> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Organization: > Date: 02 Oct 2003 07:09:10 -0500 > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 11:41, Joe Dunsmore wrote: > > So I was trying to install redhat 9, as I get partway through the > > install, it asks where I'm installing from, so I say cdrom. Then it > > gives me an error message saying it can't find redhat in the cdrom. > > I'll note that the light on my cdrom drive does not flicker after I > > click cdrom install. I found a page on redhat's website about this > > problem and it said at the boot prompt to type linux hdx=cdrom. where x > > is a, b, c, or d depending on what drive your cdrom is. I tried this > > with the same results. Other people have ecountered this I found out > > from google and a scratched cd is common, but I don't see how this could > > happen if the light never flickered on. Should I try burning another > > cd? any other clues? thanks. > > What kind of CD reader are you using? Try creating the boot floppies > and start the install that way. I used that method to work around a bug > with Red Hat 8's CD-ROM install where it would hang if the CD was booted > on a DVD drive. turned out the md5sum was off. so i reburned and installed. i'm running redhat 9 right now. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list