If it’s only 5 years old it should have the ability to install from a network. I have a 7 year old laptop and it can install either from dvd/cd, usb, network. It also is running the fedora 30 which is the newest version.
On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, at 10:50, Matthew Gibson wrote: > Does it have the ability to boot from network? Didn't you say that the laptop > has an internal DVD/CD drive? Could your install media need to be locked in > some way after the burn is complete? Is the ISO too new to work with old hard > ware? > > These are a few of my thoughts. I'll see if I can find my own drives to burn > a disc for you. > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 8:57 AM Snyder, Alexander J <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I wasn't able to go to Installfest, we had guests. > > > > After they left, I went hunting in the garage and found an old DVD-R (USB). > > I went to Best Buyand got a few blank DVDs. So, it won't read from a 2019 > > USB-SSD, but it'll boot from a ~2015 USB-DVD drive? > > > > I can get into the CentOS 7 setup but it fails to verify the media, and > > refuses to continue. When I skip verify, it still fails by saying the media > > is not fit for install. > > > > So now I'm really confused. > > > > Thanks, > > Alexander > > > > Sent from my Galaxy S10+ > > > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 08:43 Matt Graham <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 2019-08-03 10:49, Snyder, Alexander J wrote: > >> > Does anyone have a bootable Linux CD? > >> > I don't have a burner, or discs. So I'm asking for help! > >> > Can someone burn CentOS7 minimal for me? > >> > >> Did you get a CD from Installfest? If not, I have a DVD+-RW and a CD-R > >> blank somewhere around here. Reply with your snail-mail address if you > >> still need help. > >> > >> -- > >> Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress > >> There is no Darkness in Eternity > >> But only Light too dim for us to see. > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Harold Hartley 17632 N. 5th place Phoenix, AZ 85022 [email protected]
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