CD Mount Problems

[PrpleGkEtr]

Hi everyone, I'm an absolute linux newbie and am trying to install warty on a new system that already has XP installed. I am able to get the image CD to boot up and enter my language and keyboard layout. I then get a screen with a header "Detect and Mount CD-Rom" and the message "No common CD-Rom drive was detected". The prompt then asks for floppies containing the CD-Rom drivers. The message further insinuates that I may have non-standard CD-Roms, but both my primary and secondary optical drives are stock EIDE (and the same thing happens on both).

Does anyone know what I can do\why this is happening. I've tried looking around, but could not find anything addressing this issue, although I admit that I may not be looking in the right places.

Also, Knoppix works fine on the system.

Specs:
Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000PRO-G ATX RT
Intel P4 2.8 GHz
1 GB Ram
80 GB WD SATA HD
LG 52x CD-Rom
Sony 16x CD-DVD-RW


Thanks everyone

[jdong]

Have you tried reburning the CD-Rom and/or trying your other drive?

[FLeiXiuS]

Originally Posted by PrpleGkEtr Hi everyone, I'm an absolute linux newbie and am trying to install warty on a new system that already has XP installed. I am able to get the image CD to boot up and enter my language and keyboard layout. I then get a screen with a header "Detect and Mount CD-Rom" and the message "No common CD-Rom drive was detected". The prompt then asks for floppies containing the CD-Rom drivers. The message further insinuates that I may have non-standard CD-Roms, but both my primary and secondary optical drives are stock EIDE (and the same thing happens on both). Does anyone know what I can do\why this is happening. I've tried looking around, but could not find anything addressing this issue, although I admit that I may not be looking in the right places. Also, Knoppix works fine on the system. Specs: Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000PRO-G ATX RT Intel P4 2.8 GHz 1 GB Ram 80 GB WD SATA HD LG 52x CD-Rom Sony 16x CD-DVD-RW Thanks everyone

You know I have experienced the same problem. The first install went through completely normal. Then the second install wouldn't detect my CD at all. It was the same CD and the same condition. So I figured hmm...lets give it some boot parameters.

I added:

expert

to the boot: parameter at the initial stage. This prompted a lot more questions but they are pretty much point and click.

After this, it detected the CD just fine.

[PrpleGkEtr]

jdong: I had tried it on both drives (and switched around which was master and which was slave too), to no avail, but I haven't tried reburning the disks.

FleiXiuS: Thanks I'll try that when I get home from work and give you all an update.

Much appreciated, I can't wait to use ubuntu!

[mr_ed]

Originally Posted by jdong Have you tried reburning the CD-Rom and/or trying your other drive?

It sounds more to me like a bad burn than the drives.

Verify that your md5sum matches, and that you burn it at a slower speed listed on your disc.

If you're using Windows, there are a few md5sum programs listed here:
http://www.handhelds.org/z/wiki/md5sum

If you don't have a clue what I'm talking about, this program will verify what you downloaded matches the one provided on Ubuntu's site, which are listed here:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/warty/MD5SUMS
This is the i386 ISO's md5sum.
a491903a2d2197651864dec3836d85e0

So basically, you run one of those md5sum programs on the .iso file that you downloaded, and if the big string of numbers that you get as a result matches the one on Ubuntu's site, it means your download was correct. Believe me, it happens sometimes when they don't match.

[FLeiXiuS]

Originally Posted by PrpleGkEtr jdong: I had tried it on both drives (and switched around which was master and which was slave too), to no avail, but I haven't tried reburning the disks. FleiXiuS: Thanks I'll try that when I get home from work and give you all an update. Much appreciated, I can't wait to use ubuntu!

The expert install is actually quite nifty, i'm now using it with all of the releases

[PrpleGkEtr]

OK, an update:

I first tried the expert install and didn't get anywhere new. I then reburned the image at a slower speed and that also didn't work. Further, I checked the md5Sum and it matched up as well.

Any more suggestions? Note that I downloaded the live release of warty and that booted up without a problem.

Thanks

[FLeiXiuS]

Which cd rom tray did you place Ubuntu in?

LG 52x CD-Rom
Sony 16x CD-DVD-RW

[PrpleGkEtr]

Fleixius: I tried it in both. The LG was set as master and I didn't switch that around, but I didn't think that would matter.

[mattisking]

I'm having the same problem. I have an ABIT Digidice with a single "Mad Dog Dominator 6-in-1 8X DVD+-R / +-RW" drive mounted as Master on it's own IDE channel. The only hard drive is a SATA drive also set as Master. There is no floppy drive, but there is a generic card reader included.

I checked the md5sum for my download (Warty i386 ISO) and it matched perfectly and the CD burn went fine and the CD appears to be fine. I will attempt another burn but I have VERY few CD burning problems (up to now... none) with this drive.

Windows XP boots fine and I have a large amount of space set aside for Ubuntu. The Ubuntu installation boots fine from this CD but just as the user reported above, fails to mount the CD. Help?