6.0R-alpha ISOs - not bootable?

[J.C. Roberts]

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:57:20 +0100, Wilko Bulte <wb at freebie.xs4all.nl>
wrote:

>On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 07:14:02AM -0500, Paul Baughman wrote..
>> Finally had a chance to download 6.0R.  It boots my 2100A fine and drops 
>> into the installer without a hitch.    I was short of time, so I didn't do 
>> the install, but I thought you'd like to know that much.
>
>Fascinating.  Now the big question is how do these 2 Lynx boxes differ?

Actually, the two machines might be identical and the *only*  difference
is the type of CDR media being used. Older CDROM drives do not play well
with a lot CDR media (depending on process type and dye color) because
it has a lower reflectance than "Mastered" CDROM discs.

There is a work around; there is a CRD media called "Diamond DISC" or
"Diamond Media" which has superior reflectance -looks exactly like a
"Mastered" CDROM. I've had "Diamond Media" work in nearly every ancient
drive I've tried, even when the manufacturer *officially* states that
CRD is not supported and even in drives that predate the creation CRD by
many years.

Hope this helps,

JCR