> -----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.