[SWLUG] bootable dvds

[Dick Bain]

I have also had that problem with thew Mandrake DVD but Knoppix and 
Debian both worked and SuSE.
Dick

Philip Downer wrote:
> I've been trying to install Mandrake 9.0 on a system that I've just
> built. I just wanted to see what it was like before I went and put
> Debian on the system.
> 
> Anyway I tried to use the latest Linux Format DVD which is supposed to
> boot into the Mandrake install process but my latest system doesn't
> recognise it as a bootable disc. If I put a bootable cd into the DVD
> drive then it works as expected and if I put the bootable DVD into the
> DVD drive on my old system then it works as expected. 
> 
> Does anyone know why this dvd might not boot on my new system?
> Unfortunately I don't have any other bootable DVDs that I can try. I
> suspect the drive is either dodgy or that Linux Format DVDs are in a
> Format that Sony drives don't like.
> 
> The drive is a Sony DDU1621-10, the only other thing that I can think of
> trying is to put the pioneer DVD drive from my old system into the new
> one.
> 
> It's not too much of a problem because I've just ripped and burnt the
> Mandrake ISO's and I am currently installing from cd, it's just annoying
> that it doesn't seem to work.
> 
> Phil
> 
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