Fedora 16 Install DVD Won't boot!

rmasoumvand · #1 12th November 2011, 03:46 PM

Hi,
i have downloaded and burned fedora-16-i386-dvd.iso. but when i want boot from dvd-rom nothing happens and system boot's from hdd. i have checked boot parameters in bios and first boot is dvd-rom, also in VMware i cant boot same dvd and every thing is right (in same system). any body know's what's the problem?

thnx

stoat · #2 12th November 2011, 03:56 PM

One thing that can cause that is burning the iso file to the disk instead of the image it contained. Anyway, it happens all the time. Browse the DVD with Windows Explorer and see what it contains.

rmasoumvand · #3 12th November 2011, 04:16 PM

no, i have burn it with PowerISO. the disc conatins fedora installation files not a single .iso file

stoat · #4 12th November 2011, 05:08 PM

Then I guess that leaves verifying the hash of the downloaded iso file. If that is good, and if the burning software verified the data after burning, then consider the optical quality of the disk or the ability of the optical drive to read it (even if it's the same drive that just burned it).

srs5694 · #5 12th November 2011, 05:14 PM

Stoat's suggestions are good. Another possibility is that you're running into some difficulties because of the type of firmware on your computer. Older computers used the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) for booting, but many newer computers use the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), which boots in a fundamentally different way. Fedora's installation media are supposed to boot with UEFI, but reports I've seen suggest that UEFI booting still has some kinks to work through, so if your system is set to boot only via UEFI, it's conceivable that there's some system-specific quirk you'll need to overcome. Unfortunately, I don't have any specific suggestions of things to try, except to check your firmware type. Your firmware's boot setup screens may include references to "EFI" or "UEFI" boot modes, or to "legacy" (BIOS) boot modes. If you see such references, or if your manual mentions EFI or UEFI, it might be worth looking into this some more.

zarthon · #6 12th November 2011, 06:08 PM

I have not used your burning software but check the interface to see if there is a checkbox for making the result bootable. I have had that issue in the past. If the disk and image verify it could be this.

You could also try making a bootable thumb drive rather than landfilling another DVD. The thumbdirive and bios must support this. If you have efi then it probably does.
Let us know how it works out.

rmasoumvand · #7 30th December 2011, 05:45 PM

thanks for reply
my system does not have options you said (uefi boot or legacy bios)
system is 6 years old! and before Fedora 16
i have booted and installed recent version of fedora (for e.g fedora15 or 14)
should i buy a new motherboard with UEFI support???

stoat · #8 30th December 2011, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rmasoumvand

should i buy a new motherboard with UEFI support???

That's up to you, but I wouldn't. Not just to install Fedora 16. Try booting the Live CD version. Who knows, maybe it will boot and load up. If it does, then install from that to the hard drive. Add other things you want with yum. If that doesn't work, then I would try some other distros. I can't be sure, of course, but I would think something out there will install and run just fine on six-year-old equipment. Try Arch Linux if you are comfortable building up from a minimal system. Or, try Debian or Ubuntu for full-fledged systems direct from a CD or DVD. Many many others.

rmasoumvand · #9 31st December 2011, 04:47 AM

Live cd's boot and i have successfully installed fedora 16 on my system. thanks for helping

hellorp · #10 7th January 2012, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by stoat

That's up to you, but I wouldn't. Not just to install Fedora 16. Try booting the Live CD version. Who knows, maybe it will boot and load up. If it does, then install from that to the hard drive. Add other things you want with yum. If that doesn't work, then I would try some other distros. I can't be sure, of course, but I would think something out there will install and run just fine on six-year-old equipment. Try Arch Linux if you are comfortable building up from a minimal system. Or, try Debian or Ubuntu for full-fledged systems direct from a CD or DVD. Many many others.

If I will install fedora 16 from live CD because it is only 650 MB then how i will get other software which we select at a time of fresh installation from DVD which contains additional software necessary for development....?????????????

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rmasoumvand

Live cd's boot and i have successfully installed fedora 16 on my system. thanks for helping

how u made a live cd ...??? and have u able to install additional packages which we select manually at time of installation from dvd..necessary for development...???????

nsnbm · #11 8th January 2012, 01:15 AM

Hello masoumvand,

I can't comment on the burning of the fedora 16 iso disk, but some other solutions to failure to boot the fedora 16 installation disk are made in the thread:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=273256

The best solution involves using a bootdisk: Fedora-16-i386-netinst.iso ... it's all in the thread. Ben.

stoat · #12 8th January 2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by hellorp

If I will install fedora 16 from live CD because it is only 650 MB then how i will get other software which we select at a time of fresh installation from DVD which contains additional software necessary for development....?????????????

You can install anything else you need from the online repos with yum (the best idea). Or, if you have an otherwise good DVD that just doesn't boot with your hardware (rare but not unheard of), then you probably still can install packages from that DVD after installing Fedora from the Live CD (the DVD packages will be outdated by now).

foampile · #13 19th January 2012, 06:01 AM

i am having the same issue. i tried it with Fedora 15 as well but had the same problem:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showth...=1#post1547713

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but the live USB seems to be working for me

MadameDryIce · #14 22nd March 2012, 01:41 PM

Ok... I read everything on this page and it did not help me at all.

I can not install the program [apparently] because I can not connect to the internet.

Catch 22: can't install operating system without wireless internet driver to access internet: can't install wireless internet drive into operating system without operating system installed.

NO cabled LAN available: no LAN cable.

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Tried installing both the DVD version and the desktop live version, [DL version first but it didn't even try to install at that time, just ran on top] perhaps I should somehow rid the machine of the DVD version and try somehow to figure out how to install the DL version?

Hoping for a clue... Desperately want to get away from Microsoft if at all possible...

stoat · #15 22nd March 2012, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MadameDryIce

Tried installing both the DVD version and the desktop live version, [DL version first but it didn't even try to install at that time, just ran on top] perhaps I should somehow rid the machine of the DVD version and try somehow to figure out how to install the DL version?

According to the Installation Guide, if you boot the live version and click "Activities", then the "Install to Hard Drive" icon appears on the desktop.