On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 23:15 +0100, Lisi wrote: > On Sunday 29 August 2010 00:54:01 Tom Poe wrote: > > I bring up stuff on my computer, and it has an icon with CD-RW/DVD-ROM > > drive. I downloaded a lenny i386 iso image, and used brasero to burn it > > to a Memorex DVD+RW disc. I shut down computer, started computer, got a > > blinking cursor for a few seconds, and then moved to ubuntu (installed > > operating system). Does this sound like I have to go buy some other > > discs, because my drive is too old, and can't read the DVD? > > Tom > > I am coming to this rather late, so I apologise if the problem has already > been solved. > > The last two Dells on which I have installed distros have required, I think, > F12 (tho' it could have been F2) to get to the boot menu and boot from the > DVD/CD drive. (Regardless of anything in the BIOS!) > > Lisi > > Lisi: Thanks for the info. Turns out I was in a terminal, but not in the right directory. No bug. Just a real lame user.
I had to download a pot full of dependencies for the Skype to install, but it works and life is good. Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1283468267.3175.2.ca...@freedom.lan.com
