<c__bennett@NOSmsn.com> wrote in message
news:20080702134930.801$6b@newsreader.com...
> I have both a downloaded copy and the CD from DSL's site. I have changed
> the BIOS to boot from CD. Have also made a boot floppy from the DSL cd,
> and changed the bios back to boot from A. Unable to so far get to work.
I
> doubt that there is anything wrong with software or pc, got to be me not
> doing something.
>
> Running: Win 98 SE (fully patched) on a P166 mmx, 3 gig hd, 64 meg edo
> ram, system.
>
> Boots back into 98 every time. Sees DSL in cd drive "e", but won't
open.
>
> Suggestions please....
>
> Regards....
>
> Charles Bennett
>
> PS:: I would really like to move away from Windows entirely.
>


I've installed DSL on a few p1's with that amount of RAM
and it worked fine.
Since your bios supports booting from a CD...
the problem may simply be that your CDROM is too old to read the cd that you
burned.
try popping in a newer 48x CDROM...
I know I could not use any of those old 12x (or whatever) CDROMs to boot my
machines

philo wrote:

>
> <c__bennett@NOSmsn.com> wrote in message
> news:20080702134930.801$6b@newsreader.com...
>> I have both a downloaded copy and the CD from DSL's site. I have
>> changed the BIOS to boot from CD. Have also made a boot floppy from
>> the DSL cd, and changed the bios back to boot from A. Unable to so
>> far get to work.
> I
>> doubt that there is anything wrong with software or pc, got to be me
>> not doing something.
>>
>> Running: Win 98 SE (fully patched) on a P166 mmx, 3 gig hd, 64 meg
>> edo
>> ram, system.
>>
>> Boots back into 98 every time. Sees DSL in cd drive "e", but won't
> open.
>>
>> Suggestions please....
>>
>> Regards....
>>
>> Charles Bennett
>>
>> PS:: I would really like to move away from Windows entirely.
>>
>
>
> I've installed DSL on a few p1's with that amount of RAM
> and it worked fine.
> Since your bios supports booting from a CD...
> the problem may simply be that your CDROM is too old to read the cd
> that you burned.
> try popping in a newer 48x CDROM...
> I know I could not use any of those old 12x (or whatever) CDROMs to
> boot my machines

Yes I've found that very few of the CD drives less than 32X or 40X won't
read a burnt CD at all. A temporary fix is just to substitute a modern
DVD drive, do the install and the re-connect the original drive.

Don't forget to load a CD driver and MSCDEX from your boot floppy if you
use that method to read the CD without BIOS help. Useful for testing
CD drives.

--
Best Regards:
Baron.

Baron <baron.nospam@linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote:
> philo wrote:
>
> >
> > <c__bennett@NOSmsn.com> wrote in message
> > news:20080702134930.801$6b@newsreader.com...
> >> I have both a downloaded copy and the CD from DSL's site. I have
> >> changed the BIOS to boot from CD. Have also made a boot floppy from
> >> the DSL cd, and changed the bios back to boot from A. Unable to so
> >> far get to work.
> > I
> >> doubt that there is anything wrong with software or pc, got to be me
> >> not doing something.
> >>
> >> Running: Win 98 SE (fully patched) on a P166 mmx, 3 gig hd, 64 meg
> >> edo
> >> ram, system.
> >>
> >> Boots back into 98 every time. Sees DSL in cd drive "e", but won't
> > open.
> >>
> >> Suggestions please....
> >>
> >> Regards....
> >>
> >> Charles Bennett
> >>
> >> PS:: I would really like to move away from Windows entirely.
> >>
> >
> >
> > I've installed DSL on a few p1's with that amount of RAM
> > and it worked fine.
> > Since your bios supports booting from a CD...
> > the problem may simply be that your CDROM is too old to read the cd
> > that you burned.
> > try popping in a newer 48x CDROM...
> > I know I could not use any of those old 12x (or whatever) CDROMs to
> > boot my machines
>
> Yes I've found that very few of the CD drives less than 32X or 40X won't
> read a burnt CD at all. A temporary fix is just to substitute a modern
> DVD drive, do the install and the re-connect the original drive.
>
> Don't forget to load a CD driver and MSCDEX from your boot floppy if you
> use that method to read the CD without BIOS help. Useful for testing
> CD drives.


Sorry to all for not posting back. Other things have come up during the
4th holiday period. Will get back to this asap. A big thanks for the
older CD Drive tips. That may be my route.

Hope everyone had a good holiday!!!!

Regards.......

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