*** Reply to message from "Fred A. Miller" <fmiller@lightlink.com> on Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:51:59 -0500 One more candle and a trip around the Sun***
I had a client order 9.2. The box is a less than 1 yr. old Dell with DVD.
It CAN'T boot the DVD......so even as new as that box is, it can't boot that "odd ball" disc. Yes......"odd ball" as there are a lot of newer drives in existing boxen that can't boot it.
Fred, this is very odd. Sound like they are not using a NEW dvd drive, but instead are including old inventory as free upgrades or whatever. I've got a Sony RW +/- drive that does just fine, Gil has a newer ( and cheaper) drive that is basically a "no name" copy of mine, tho his burns a tad faster... Anyway, his dvd drive also sees it w/ no problem ( I just checked again to be sure, and up pops the Suse install screen bright as a new penny. ) So I think, as Anders said, try a movie Dvd , if that is read, there is something weirder happening and it might be time to call on the install support. After all if it can't read the dvd you don't get an install , at all. <G> -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit 'Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? '