===================================================== This message and any attachments to it are subject to copyright and are sent for the personal attention of the addressee. It may include information which is legally privileged and exempt from disclosure. If you receive this communication in error, please advise us immediately. ===================================================== You should be able to set the cdrom to be bootable from the SCSIcard /Bios setups... On my system I get ... i.e. when you boot up your machine after doing the post checks ( pentium nnn nnnnn memory) the screen clears and a message appears about the SCSI interface ... Adaptec 2940 Blah BLah Blah Press Fn for setup You should set the option to boot from SCSI within the SCSI setup. The SuSE CD's I have are bootable (SuSe Office 99) This worked for Me I hope this helps!! Surjit. -----Original Message----- From: hvarela [<A HREF="mailto:hvarela@lonestar.utsa">mailto:hvarela@lonestar.utsa</A>] Sent: 04 January 1999 01:31 To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: [SuSE Linux] how to boot SuSE 5.3 cd from SCSI cdrom? ========================================== WARNING: External Email: This message was received from a source external to HSAM and therefore the sender's identity cannot be verified. ========================================== I looked over the install manual, but nothing except "you may need to copy over to hard drive and install from there if your SCSI adapter is not supported..." I have an Advansys 940 UW that is supported by RedHat, and a Toshiba SCSI CDROM. Do I just need to specify the device, as in "/dev/scd0" when the message comes out "cannot mount CD!" and try again? I am right now searching SuSE SDB for more info... Thanks for the help! - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>> - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>