Re: Have I bricked a PC?

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On Sun, 08 Nov 2020 16:24:25 -0800, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:

> On 2020-11-08 13:07, I Beartooth wrote:
>> 
>> 	I have a DVD with F 33 Live, in the drawer of an oldish machine.
>> I can't get it to boot from the DVD.
	[...]
>> 	This is the machine, discussed here in a thread beginning October
>> 30, about a transaction test error. The conclusion was that I had
>> allocated space badly in F 32, and might as well install F 33 from
>> scratch. That's what I'm trying to do.
 
>> 	Is there hope? What info do I need to post??
 
>     KIB: did you set it to verify?

	I used Brasero; iirc, I did tell it to verify.
 
> 3) did you go into BIOS and set the DVD drive to be
>     first in the boot order?

	If only I could get into the BIOS, I think I'd be home free, or 
almost, provided I could also get it to automount media

> 4) did you check the check sum of your iso?

	Ouch! I think not.
 
> 5) can you read the DVD when in FC32?

	Dunno: I can't get it mounted. (I have root access, but don't know 
what to call the DVD.)
 
> 6) what was the error message?

	Error message? Error message?? Whence?

-- 
Beartooth Staffwright, Not Quite Clueless Power User
Remember I know little (precious little!) of where up is.
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