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Red Hat 8.0 Installation Problem
edwardsen35:
Before I screwed up my computer I had a dual booting machine {Mandrake 8.2 and Windows 98(My gf was bugging me for months to install Windows before I cracked)}. I decided to install Red Hat 8.0 because that is what my friend runs. I downloaded and burned Red Hat 8.0 to a couple of CDs. I popped the first cd in and I booted my computer. I believe I got to the third step of the installation and it asked me for the location of the installation media. I selected the CD-ROM drive and the installation program immediately asked me again for the location of the installation media. It seems to me like the installation program didn't even check the CD-ROM. What I believe is happening is that the Red Hat installation is not recognizing my CD-ROM. I have a Goldstar GCE-8240B. This is a problem but it isn't the problem that I am having trouble with. Since I couldn't continue with the installation I rebooted my machine. When I rebooted my machine this is the error that I got:
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
I then used my boot disk to start Mandrake. I ran lilo in hopes that this would solve my problem. However, lilo didn't solve the problem. In a last ditch effort, I then used a book disk to start Windows 98. I ran FDISK /MBR and this didn't solve the problem either.
Since I don't have any important data on my computer I decided to do a fresh install of Mandrake 8.2. This didn't solve the problem. I then tried a fresh install of Windows 98 and that didn't work either.
I have two questions:
1. Anybody know why this happened?
2. What do I do to fix this or where do I look for information on how to fix this?
If you need any more information just let me know and I will post as soon as I see it.
Thank You,
edwardsen35
choasforages:
ouch, ill give my standerd message, look on the motherbaord, and stare very closly at each electroletic capaciter, make sure none are "expirerd".
ok, before messnig with hardware, try the bios, and also give rienstall another shot, also check that all cables are firm and havn't wiggle thier way out and that nothing has died
Interscope:
Do everything chaos said.
And after that, pull out your cd-rom, open it up and dust it out. Clean it like your your mom cleans your room when she has an attack of the "I MUST CLEAN UP EVERYTHING!!!"
I have alot of problems with my cd-rom lately. A good clean-up got it back to normal. It has yet to negativly affect my cd-rom but you should be carefull that you don't break anything.
creedon:
Do everything the other guys suggested; they're ALL right. When you get an up-and-running install D/L and burn a copy of Knoppix 3.1; it's the absolute best rescue disc EVER. It's actually a full copy of Debian 3.0 that runs directly off the CD; it doesn't install, so you're able to see ALL the partitions on your hard drive. If you have a problem with your installation, you can locate and correct whatever it is without having to re-install. Knoppix CAN be installed as a full distro, but that's another story.
edwardsen35:
Thanks for the help!!!! I took the cover off my computer and cleaned out the dust. I also made sure that I had a good connection with my cd-rom and hard drive. I must have had a bad version of red hat because I downloaded a new copy and the instalation was very different.
However I am still having the same problem. When I boot my computer I get an error message that says:
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
If I instert the boot floppy then Red Hat boots fine. Any more ideas on what to do?
Thank You
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