If it’s only 5 years old it should have the ability to install from a network.
I have a 7 year old laptop and it can install either from dvd/cd, usb, network. It also is running the fedora 30 which is the newest version.
On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, at 10:50, Matthew Gibson wrote:
> Does it have the ability to boot from network? Didn't you say that the laptop has an internal DVD/CD drive? Could your install media need to be locked in some way after the burn is complete? Is the ISO too new to work with old hard ware?
>
> These are a few of my thoughts. I'll see if I can find my own drives to burn a disc for you.
>
> On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 8:57 AM Snyder, Alexander J <alexander@snyderfamily.co> wrote:
> > I wasn't able to go to Installfest, we had guests.
> >
> > After they left, I went hunting in the garage and found an old DVD-R (USB). I went to Best Buyand got a few blank DVDs. So, it won't read from a 2019 USB-SSD, but it'll boot from a ~2015 USB-DVD drive?
> >
> > I can get into the CentOS 7 setup but it fails to verify the media, and refuses to continue. When I skip verify, it still fails by saying the media is not fit for install.
> >
> > So now I'm really confused.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Alexander
> >
> > Sent from my Galaxy S10+
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 08:43 Matt Graham <mhgraham@crow202.org> wrote:
> >> On 2019-08-03 10:49, Snyder, Alexander J wrote:
> >> > Does anyone have a bootable Linux CD?
> >> > I don't have a burner, or discs. So I'm asking for help!
> >> > Can someone burn CentOS7 minimal for me?
> >>
> >> Did you get a CD from Installfest? If not, I have a DVD+-RW and a CD-R
> >> blank somewhere around here. Reply with your snail-mail address if you
> >> still need help.
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