Bug 60645 – install cd will not boot

Bug 60645 - install cd will not boot

Summary:	install cd will not boot

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	anaconda (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.3
Hardware:	i686 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Michael Fulbright
QA Contact:	Brock Organ
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Reported:	2002-03-03 21:44 EST by Donald Harper
Modified:	2007-04-18 12:40 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2002-03-03 21:44:13 EST
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Description Donald Harper 2002-03-03 21:44:08 EST

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Description of problem:
Install CD will not boot

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.insert CD
2.power on
3.does not boot of CD
	

Actual Results:  no boot.

Expected Results:  boot to installer

Additional info:

This is a fairly new laptop, but the BIOS apperantly does not like booting from
a 2.88M boot image.  The system will boot RH 6.2 just fine.

Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2002-03-04 15:33:38 EST

There are laptops which do not boot the 2.88M image properly.  You can work
around this by booting from floppy.

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