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mailman1175
2009-05-23, 01:12 PM CDT
I've been wanting to see how my desktop PC does with Fedora 10 for quite a while, but have had other projects at the top of the list. Now that I'm getting that list whittled down, I've been thinking of trying to multi-boot (F11/XP/hackintosh) that machine. The problem is, I can't get it to boot any live images. I know the F10-gnome disk/image is good, because I used it to install to my Aspire One.

The machine is an older Sony Vaio (RS-220 or some such). "SONY" flashes on the monitor, I hit <Esc>, and it goes to a boot menu. I select the DVD drive in which the Live DVD resides, hit <Enter>. Sometimes I see "Isolinux 3.something.something", then nothing. Sometimes I see that message, then "boot: <blinking cursor>". Sometimes it just goes straight to my XP boot.

Could there be a problem with a bootloader? BIOS? What might I be looking at?
Dangermouse
2009-05-23, 01:18 PM CDT
Hi if its possible why not make a liveusb stick and try see if you can boot off that, but it is possible that the dvd drive is on its way out.
https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/
mailman1175
2009-05-23, 01:37 PM CDT
Hi if its possible why not make a liveusb stick and try see if you can boot off that, but it is possible that the dvd drive is on its way out.
https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/

I think I tried that a few months ago with a Mandriva live USB I had. IIRC, the BIOS doesn't give me the option of booting from USB. I'll have to get my external drive back from my sister and see if it gives me that option or not.

BTW (not to jack my own thread too much), I appreciate all your work on autoten, Dangermouse.
ablueman
2009-06-10, 06:53 AM CDT
I think I tried that a few months ago with a Mandriva live USB I had. IIRC, the BIOS doesn't give me the option of booting from USB. I'll have to get my external drive back from my sister and see if it gives me that option or not.

BTW (not to jack my own thread too much), I appreciate all your work on autoten, Dangermouse.

Ive had the same problem with F10 and now f11. Ubuntu works fine, so does OpenSuse but fedora just blinks at me :(

Its a shame cus i really want fedora.

Im using a N68pv-gs mobo, ive tried live CD and USB.