Floppy boots haven't been supported for some time. I honestly don't remember whether it was Redhat 9 or Redhat 8 that was the last to support booting from floppy diskette. But it definitely is no longer supported. Adrian Beech writes: > Make sure that your BIOS, if it is supported, is set up so that the CD is > the first boot mech in the boot sequence and drop the 1st CD in and bounce > the PC. You most certainly don't need the boot/root floppies to start the > installation process nor, hmmmmmm, from memory I don't think the floppies > are recommended nowadays. Perhaps Janina can clarify that point as I don't > myself have time to dive into the FAQ's to check, etc. > > HTH. > > Cheers. > AB > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Chris Norman > Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:57 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: Can't boot fedora > > > Sorry, what do you mean? CheapBytes sent me the four disks of FC3, but not > the boot CDs, or the RescueCD, so I burned the Boot.iso image (from > ftp.linus-speakup.org) to a CD and booted from it, Disk 1 (that CheapBytes > sent) wouldn't boot, but it said in the instalation guide (from > linux-speakup.org) that it didn't usually anyway. > > Which CD should I use to boot? > > Cheers mate, > > Chris Norman > <!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com --> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:01 PM > Subject: Re: Can't boot fedora > > > > Follow the instructions in the INstallation HOWTO. > > > > You are not supposed to burn a separate boot disk. You're looking for > > trouble trying to invent that way. > > > > Chris Norman writes: > >> Hi guys, > >> I recently brought the four-cd set of the speakup modified > >> distribution > >> from Cheapbytes (not sure of the spelling, it was a link I found on the > >> linux-speakup.org site), and burned my own boot CD (from the boot.iso > >> image). But after the boot cd has finished (without a problem), I put the > > >> cd labeled "Install 1" into my drive and press ok, and it says "no fedora > > >> cd was found that matches your boot media". Does this mean I have to > >> create images of the CDs from cheap bytes and burn them onto disks, like > >> the one I booted from??? > >> > >> Cheers, > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. > > Go > > to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > > > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > > janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: 15/08/2005 > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: 15/08/2005 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org
