Agreed... try burning the CD at a lower X, say, 4X instead of 40X. Also, I've had older systems have just some dirt on the optical eye to cause strange anomolies like you describe. Both burn a new copy of the OS at a slower burn speed and try some canned air blowing it back in the CD drive when the door is open.
On Nov 29, 10:40 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi... On an old PIII PC, I'm wanting to give this OS a go, but it > won't install. I only have a CD drive on this PC and the OS boots off > that OK, but clicking on the install icon on the desktop, it (slowly) > gets to the choose a language option 1 of 7... I choose English... the > CD drive makes all the usual noises of reading data... but it just > goes on and on... for hours. I am installing it on a clean install of > XP pro... I've defragged the hard disk (as recommended on one of many > sites visited)... even defragged with Defraggler... got the latest > driver and firmware for the AOPEN CDR drive - no difference. I would > like to try gOS Space OS, but that requires a DVD drive. So is it me > not being patient enough (waiting 4 hours for it to get off step one > of 7... I though XP was bad enough)... or am I missing something. > Maybe there's a version of these Linux OSs that will clean install > from boot, without 'trying it' first? Someone please > help :) ...cheers, Morgan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
