Hi, If the problem is DVD related, then you have 3 options: 1. Use USB stick with a live distro to boot and install. 2, Use PXE to boot you computer with the help of a second computer. 3. Try the recent linux (Ubuntu/Debian) installers for windows (never tried it though).
Good luck, Hadar On 2/6/07, Pinchas Rosenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Linuxers, As a long time Linux user, I decided to replace my old faithful Pentium 3 computer to a newer x86_64 bit one. I bought a computer with INTEL PD945 3.4M DUAL CORE processor, MSI P965 NEO-F 7.1 motherboard, 160GB SATA2 hard drive, LG GSA 12N DVD drive and a GF 7300GS PCIE graphics card. This computer works fine with Windows XP home and Solaris 10, but fails to function with any Linux OS. Only lately did I discover that the MSI board is to blame. It has a JMicron chip on it that somehow does not allow the the DVD drive to load Linux on the system. After many hours of browsing the net, I found that this problem exists in many new motherboards including MSI , ASUS and ABIT. It seems that adding an IDE to SATA converter or IDE to USB converter, or using a SATA DVD can solve the problem. Can you please direct me to a vendor of a suitable converter or DVD, or, as a last resort recommend a suitable 64 bit computer that will work with Linux and windows XP. waiting eagerly for your emails, TIA, Pinchas Rosenfeld [EMAIL PROTECTED]
