[ncolug] Re: General Live CD Question
- From: <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:32:18 -0500
This one has me stumped.
If the BIOS is issuing the Drive error message, then how is the Windows CD
loading? By the time the system tries to boot the CD-ROM drive it has no idea
what OS is on the CD... Certainly if a Windows CD can boot a Linux CD should
be able to boot...
My arm-chair diagnosis suggests that there's an unhealthy relationship between
BIOS manufacturers and Microsoft.
The short answer is that ALL systems should be willing to boot any CD the user
requires when the system has a failure such as this...
Now, I'd want to see what SpinRite says about that hard drive. If there's a
chance that the data on the drive can be accessed, then SpinRite is the tool to
do it. (Note. I do not work for, nor do I represent Gibson Research
Corporation. I don't even share the same last name as the founder... Not
everyone on this list can say *that*...)
Chuck
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