Subject: RE: Burning a live CD
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Michael D. Spence <spence@panix.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/29/2006 16:03:49
> -----Original Message-----
> From: netbsd-help-owner@NetBSD.org
> [mailto:netbsd-help-owner@NetBSD.org] On Behalf Of Michael D. Spence
> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 2:17 PM
> To: netbsd-help@netbsd.org
> Subject: RE: Burning a live CD
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: netbsd-help-owner@NetBSD.org
> > [mailto:netbsd-help-owner@NetBSD.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Swiger
> > Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:50 PM
> > To: Michael D. Spence
> > Cc: netbsd-help@netbsd.org
> > Subject: Re: Burning a live CD
> >
> >
> > Michael D. Spence wrote:
> > > In every case, I can see the CD light blink, but then I get
> > a message
> > > from the BIOS that indicates there's nothing on the disk
> > (each computer
> > > has a different message because they all have a different BIOS).
> > >
> > > ISTM that the boot blocks aren't getting written. Should this be
> > > expected when an ISO image is copied onto a CD-ROM? If
> not, how do
> > > I get this to happen?
> >
> > Can you boot a diagnostic CD or Windows CD on these machines?
> > Something like Mem86 or http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/...?
> >
> > --
> > -Chuck
> >
>
> A Windows CD boots fine.
>
One PC (an HP) says: DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER.
Another (a Dell) says: Boot device not available, F1 to retry, F2 to enter
setup.
Don't know if this is instructive or not.