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   From: Franz Fripplfrappl    
   Subject: Re: BIOS won't let CD-ROM start Ubuntu for install   
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   On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:22:06 +0000, Jan Alter wrote:   
      
   > "Dirk T. Verbeek"  wrote in message   
   > news:45cf5d8d$0$333$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...   
   >> Jan Alter schreef:   
   >>> Despite the fact that this Abit BX6 (V.2) mb says I can boot from the   
   >>> CD-ROM drive, it won't. I've been doing a google search to see if there   
   >>> is a floppy Ubuntu startup disk that would allow me begin the   
   >>> installation and chain it to the Ubuntu CD, that I burned from an ISO   
   >>> file, and appears to work.   
   >>>    I tried flashing the bios yesterday several times with newer bios   
   >>> versions but though the flashing worked fine the CD-ROM still would not   
   >>> work as the first device choice in the bios menu. No wonder the friend   
   >>> gave it to me free.   
   >>>    Does anyone out there know how I can get Ubuntu installed when this   
   >>> situation occurs?   
   >>> By the way, I currently have XP running on the box and was able to   
   >>> install using a set of 7 floppies that lets one begin the install from   
   >>> the A: drive and then switch to the CD-ROM to continue and finish.   
   >>> Thanks,   
   >>   
   >> It might be a jumper on the CD drive that does not allow booting.   
   >    
   > That would be easy except that I have two CD-ROM drives connected to the   
   > machine and have tried both as far as booting the disk. I have also used   
   > the disk in another computer and the machine will boot with it. I have   
   > also tried disconnecting one of the CD-ROM drives  and tried to boot, with   
   > the thought that the bios might be getting confused, but nothing changes.   
   > Actually, until you mentioned it I've never come across a drive that uses   
   > jumpers todisallow it to boot an OS.   
   >    Still stuck.   
      
      
      
   You didn't mention checking cables to drives.  If using IDE1 and IDE2,   
   hard drive on IDE1 should be jumpered as master.  Put one CDRom on IDE2   
   and jumper that to master.  Another thing may be to clean cable contacts   
   before connecting.  I had a video card misbehaving only to discover it was   
   dirty contacts.   
      
   Not guaranteeing the above will work, but I always start my   
   troubleshooting with question #1: Is it plugged in?   
      
   I also had a problem once where MBR (master boot record) was messed up and   
   wouldn't let me boot from CD.   
      
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