Unable to Install Fedora 1.0 on Blank HD

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Author: Carl Parrish
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Subject: Unable to Install Fedora 1.0 on Blank HD
George Gambill wrote:

>I downloaded the 3 Fedora ISO's and burned (Win XP system) them to CD's.
>
>When I boot with the Fedora #1 CD in the CD drive, it does not find a
>bootable image on the CD and eventually asks for a bootable disk in the A
>drive. Note, the HD is brand new having never been partitioned.
>
>When I boot with the RH 8.0 #1 CD in the CD drive, it boots well.
>
>1) Any ideas why the Fedora 1.0 CD isn't bootable?
>
>2) Should I have done something other than a simple burn?
>
>3) Is there a way to install RH 8.0 (of 9.0) then upgrade to Fedora via a
>non-bootable CD.
>
>4) Is there a source for a floppy disk to boot from?
>
>5) Any other ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>
>George
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All fedora CDs have a self check that you can run to make sure that you
have the correct information on your disk. The first disk (under DOS
utilities, I think) has the image for a boot floppy. I would suspect
that you didn't burn it as a iso.