6.0R-alpha ISOs - not bootable?

[Tillman Hodgson]

On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 10:31:06PM +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 11:09:24AM -0800, J.C. Roberts wrote..
> > 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.
> 
> Correct, I share that experience.

I've also run into that.

In this case, though, the same box of media and the same burner was used
to generat the beta4 and -release CDs. beta4 boots, -release doesn't. I
first tested my ISO with md5 and then tried two burned CDs (in case one
was faulty in some undetected fashion).

It's always possible that two in a row were faulty, I s'pose.

-T


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