On Monday 01 December 2008, g wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Sunday 30 November 2008, g wrote: >>> Gene Heskett wrote: >>>> I did the sha1sum on the burnt disk, it was good, but the dvd doesn't >>>> autoboot in the machine I was going to put it on. Ubuntu's Hardy Heron >>>> cd does, in the same dvd reader. I haven't tried it here to see if it >>>> will autoboot though, and should. >>> >>> if sha1sum check is good, it should boot. >>> >>> if box it will not boot in has old bios, then dvd may not be recognized, >>> while a cd is. >> >> I just tried it with several other mixed dvd's and cd's that were >> supposedly bootable, and they all did, except the F10 dvd. > >just as a 'try something' and see where problem may be, run; > 'dd if=/dev/sr0 of=bootsec-00.hex bs=512 count=1' [incrementing '-00'] >on dvd's and run 'diff' to see what may have changed. > > > I just burnt another, same > >> brand of media as the Fu9 I have installed on it, and from the same >> spindle of HP dvd-r disks, just for grins. And it won't boot in that >> drive either. The bios does look at the disk, it just doesn't like what it >> sees I guess. >> >>> when box boots, press <scroll lock> to hold bios notice and write it >>> down. check mainboard site for bios upgrade. >> >> This bios ignores that, I had a hell of a time catching it and memorizing >> it. >> >> >> Phoenix Bios 6.0.D. The box is old, 1Ghz athlon. > >then a bios update may be in order. > >>>> Down with a cold, I haven't really felt like doing a whole lot. >>> >>> take 2 aspirin, 2 sudafed, and a pint of bourbon. may not help rid your >>> cold, but your nose will not be running and you really will not mind. >> >> I learned decades ago, that when I mix alcohol with a cold, its an instant >> strept throat & 2 weeks on Erythromycin 500's, 3x/day. > >strep is no pleasure. that being case, how about gin, vodka, or rum? <bwg> > >i learned a pint of bourbon and a bunch of covers to sweat out a fever in > late 1960 while station in denver. worked real great. tried on a cold, did > not help, but like i said, did not care. > >> Naw, just a place for all her media, a 42" tv, the tuner/amp, dvd player >> and somewhere along the line a decent turntable so I can rip about 300 >> pounds of 12" lp's accumulated over a 34 year period of teaching primary >> school kids something about music. 8 drawers in the bottom of it, 2 big >> enough for lp's on edge. I don't think they will hold them all either, >> but... >> >>>> but my shop has very little heat and the current temp is about 2C. >>>> Being diabetic, that equals some darned cold feet. :( >>> >>> lay cardboard on floor where working. >> >> Don't have any that big, but I have noted that a layer of wood chips from >> the planer or jointer sure help. > >ok. a cabinet maker / wood craftsman. most i have known have been like you. >always building something new and never time to clean floor. why waste time >cleaning up when it will just get covered again. :o) > >> <http://gene.homelinux.net:85/Gene/Genes-Web-pages.html> > >you must be too busy working in shop to notice termites got to you home > page. > >i just built a 12' x 16' yard barn with loft. wish i had shot progress pics, >but i did shoot a bunch after. not on any home page yet, but do plan to. > >code inspectors that came out for checks, told me it was well built and that >i did have a lot of 'over kill'. even said loft, with 2" x 10" x 12' on 12" >centers and double studs every 4', was strong enough to hold a car. problem >is i do not have a drive up ramp to check it out. [yet] > >> Humm, I think I've wandered off topic again, blame it on a senior moment >> or whatever. > >i am 68 and looking forward to 'senior moments'. > Another silly Q? I have the bios files in the form of .exe's. Do I write them to a mounted floppy, or dd them to the unmounted floppy? Obviously I haven't done that for a while. :) -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Save yourself! Reboot in 5 seconds! -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
