I had the same problem until i replaced the CDROM Drive. I had done many
installs prior to this problem showing up. It turns out the Drvie was going
bad.
I replaced it with a HiVal 56 speed drive and no problem.
Jim
On Mon, 12 Jun 2000,
you wrote: > Apparently I have a configuration problem with my CD-ROM as it
won't > boot any data CD at the DOS level. I'm trying to install Mdk 7.0-2. >
One out of 10 times I can start an install, but generally speaking I get > an
"CD-ROM Boot Failure" message. > > I realize that some on this list might
feel this is a Windows issue and > it may well be, but I can't get rid of
Windows if I can't load Linux. > Thus far I am not winning and I'm running into
problems my guru has > never seen such as the install tonight got as far as
accepting the > passwords for /root and /user before it stopped. I checked F3,
F4, & F5. > After more than 30 minutes of no activity even though the harddrive
> light was on, (no activity noted here either) we concluded a reboot was
> in order. I haven't been able to access the *new* cd-rom since. Winders
> boots before the CD responds even though it is set in the BIOS as
> CD-ROM, A, C.
>
> I'm not alluding that this is a mdk problem. I would simply like a
> suggestion of where I might look for the solution. Is it BIOS, cables,
> jumpers or? I am between the proverbial rock and hard spot. It is
> possible that this problem will explain why Venus(mdk6.0) was so flaky.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Basic system: Tyan S1590s - K2-500 CPU - 160 P100 RAM - Floppy -
> HiVal 50x CD-ROM - 2-WD harddrives - 250watt power supply. Build:
> 2/2000.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pj
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
