Hi, How can I install SuSE 8 from DVD considering that it is the secondary IDE slave and I cannot boot from it. The master is a CDRW. Thanks Thadeu
* Jose Thadeu Cavalcante
Hi,
How can I install SuSE 8 from DVD considering that it is the secondary IDE slave and I cannot boot from it. The master is a CDRW.
You could boot from the burner with CD 1, and change the installation medium to the DVD. Or you could create bootdists, and boot from them. -- Mads Martin Jørgensen, http://mmj.dk "Why make things difficult, when it is possible to make them cryptic and totally illogic, with just a little bit more effort?" -- A. P. J.
On Monday 20 May 2002 09:12, Mads Martin Jørgensen wrote:
* Jose Thadeu Cavalcante
[May 20. 2002 14:10]: Hi,
How can I install SuSE 8 from DVD considering that it is the secondary IDE slave and I cannot boot from it. The master is a CDRW.
You could boot from the burner with CD 1, and change the installation medium to the DVD. How can I do this, sincerely I don't see this option.
Or you could create bootdists, and boot from them.
The same. Thanks Thadeu
* Jose Thadeu Cavalcante
How can I install SuSE 8 from DVD considering that it is the secondary IDE slave and I cannot boot from it. The master is a CDRW.
You could boot from the burner with CD 1, and change the installation medium to the DVD.
How can I do this, sincerely I don't see this option.
Did you try manual option in the first menu? -- Mads Martin Jørgensen, http://mmj.dk "Why make things difficult, when it is possible to make them cryptic and totally illogic, with just a little bit more effort?" -- A. P. J.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 If it were me, I'd open up the case and switch the DVD drive to be master or wherever it needs to be for your BIOS to make it bootable. Remember you'll likely need to change jumpers if you do this. Check the manufacturer's website or your manuals (and sometimes even the backs of the drives) to figure out where the jumpers should go. This hardware solution would have the long-term benefit of allowing you to boot from any CD or DVD you needed to in the future as well, since the DVD drive will also boot with bootable CDs. Also, I'm assuming you've checked your BIOS, because with some BIOS software you can boot from any connected drive (even secondary slave) if you just set it in the BIOS. Sorry if this wasn't the sort of answer you'd hoped for, but for me this hardware solution would take 10 minutes and therefore is more efficient than fighting with software you seem to be finding uncooperative. Good luck! Jose Thadeu Cavalcante wrote: | Hi, | | How can I install SuSE 8 from DVD considering that it is the secondary IDE | slave and I cannot boot from it. The master is a CDRW. - -- Support EFF! http://www.eff.org/ They're defending YOUR rights online. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE86RDgATQSaAIcWwsRAhIwAKDN72vmlCXHNGDfASQt4g/pDV5MtQCeI3PC aYAxXTKFGQN1CXWHQOVr9bI= =rNA9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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Brian W. Carver
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Jose Thadeu Cavalcante
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Mads Martin Jørgensen