[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux install issue on W8 machine reading dvd

[fred james]

Jay Urish
Sorry for not being clear ... I have tried every bootable CD/DVD I have ... if you are asking do I have another W bootable disk, the answer is no.  But all of the bootable disc that I have have been tested on another machine, and yes, they are all Linux.
Regards
Fred James

---- Jay Urish <jay at unixwolf.net> wrote:
>
> Ok, you can see the dvd drive under windows BUT can you boot another 
> known good disc on it?
> 
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> On 6/1/2013 8:56 AM, fred james wrote:
> > Jay Urish
> > These are known good boot DVD's ... tested on another machine
> > The CD/DVD drive is good ... in W8 I can see the drive and the disk(s) in question as well as walk through the contents of the disk(s)
> > Regards
> > Fred James
> >
> > ---- Jay Urish <jay at unixwolf.net> wrote:
> >> Have you tried another known good boot cd?
> >>
> >> Do you have another dvd drive to swap out?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6/1/2013 8:31 AM, fred james wrote:
> >>> Acer Axpire AXC600-EB19
> >>> Intel Core i3-3220 (at) 3.30GHz
> >>> x64-based processor
> >>> W8 64 bit OS
> >>>
> >>> I have tried
> >>>      setting boat order in BIOS
> >>>         skips DVD
> >>>      selecting boat order menu on boot
> >>>         does not show DVD
> >>>      both 32 and 64 bit ISO DVD's
> >>>
> >>> Two things I have not tried ...
> >>>
> >>> (1) One person suggested that the OS on the DVD is not "signed" and said to got to pendrivelinux.org, and use something like Ubuntu 12.10?
> >>>
> >>> (2) One person suggested putting in a new HDD?
> >>>
> >>> No, I don't care to dual boot ... just want a Linux box
> >>>
> >>> Any hints/suggestions would be welcome and appreciated ... thanks
> >>> Regards
> >>> Fred James
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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