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Martin Gautier wrote: > > On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 16:33 +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote: > >> Anyone any ideas please. Twice recently I have tried to run a live CD >> from my desk top computer. Both times the CD has been ignored. And, to >> answer the obvious question, I have checked the BIOS and the CD/DVD >> drive is top of the boot list. >> >> Both those same CD's worked as expected on my laptop. >> >> Anyone ?? >> >> Neil > > Neil > > Some PCs give you a boot time option to break out to a boot list from > which you can select any of your BIOS enabled boot options. Perhaps > selecting it from the menu might help. A worst at you'll find out if the > DVD drive is bootable or not. > > I have found that some computers have trouble booting of a live CD burnt > on my drive using the faster write speeds. As a result I tend to force > my burn speed to the lowest possible when creating boot CDs. > > As a side note, I've had trouble with fully working Ubuntu 9.10 and > 10.04 Live CDs with older hardware. They do actually boot but the "live" > portion of the loaders fail - generally X related from what I've seen. > My fallback position is my trusty Knoppix CD which I've had for years > and always works. If I'm trying to do a full install, the Alternative > Ubuntu CDs work for me more often. > > Martin > > I remember now, when I got my last Kubuntu DVD's I got both versions, the live DVD and the alternate DVD. When I tried to look at the program before installing it I found that the live DVD version was ignored. However, the alternate DVD worked just fine. So I installed it without having the chance to look at it first. I suppose I could burn another CD at a slower speed to see if that helps. Thanks Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html