Aged laptop does not recognise linux boot disk

[ChrisRChamberlain]

Hi all

If this this is the wrong forum for this question, apologies in advance.

Have a Sony PCG-F801A onto which I would like to install a suitable version of linux.

Have tried a Ubunto boot disk, but the laptop does not recognise the bootable CD.

Any workarounds, please?

TIA

FAQ184-2483​

Chris
PDFcommander.com
motrac.co.uk

 

[Sympology]

Check that in the Bios of the laptop, that your first boot device is CD-Rom, usually is is defaulted to Hard Drive or Floppy

Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004

 

[BadBigBen]

You could also try a bootable floppy, from which you could install the linux flavor of choice...

http://ask.metafilter.com/27724/LinuxFilter-Install-Linux-on-laptop-from-Floppy

a bit dated but could give you further info:

http://marc.herbert.free.fr/linux/win2linstall.html

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

Sympology

The first boot device is CD-Rom to enable system recovery etc. It also recognises Windows boot discs.

BadBigBen

There isn't a floppy drive, but your second link might provide an answer.

FAQ184-2483​

Chris
PDFcommander.com
motrac.co.uk

 

[LawnBoy]

Are you sure that Ubuntu disk is good? Will it boot on another machine?

--
The stagehand's axiom: "Never lift what you can drag, never drag what you can roll, never roll what you can leave.

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

Thanks to all for responding - decided to leave laptop as is and have since built another PC from various bits lying around and successfully installed Ubuntu.

FAQ184-2483​

Chris
PDFcommander.com
motrac.co.uk

 

[BadBigBen]

just like electricity...

going the least resistant way...

;-)

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."