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Damn Small Linux [HELP!]

Replies: 8 — Last Post Dec. 17, 2007 2:08pm by shadowpool

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( UltimaTaz )

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I just downloaded Damn Small Linux, and wrote it to a CD. I know there were no errors there. I rebooted my computer and put in the CD, and it like...froze at the file identification screen (second screen from windows start-up)

Help?

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...did you boot from cd?

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It got EATEN.

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( UltimaTaz )

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Quote: from spanglish at 6:43 pm on Dec. 14, 2007

...did you boot from cd?

Of course.

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Quote: from UltimaTaz at 6:44 pm on Dec. 14, 2007

Quote: from spanglish at 6:43 pm on Dec. 14, 2007
...did you boot from cd?

Of course.

Did you actually burn it to a cd, or did you just write it?

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Quote: from spanglish at 6:45 pm on Dec. 14, 2007

Quote: from UltimaTaz at 6:44 pm on Dec. 14, 2007
Quote: from spanglish at 6:43 pm on Dec. 14, 2007
...did you boot from cd?

Of course.

Did you actually burn it to a cd, or did you just write it?

I burned it to the CD wish ActiveISO burner.

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Quote: from UltimaTaz at 6:45 pm on Dec. 14, 2007

Quote: from spanglish at 6:45 pm on Dec. 14, 2007
Quote: from UltimaTaz at 6:44 pm on Dec. 14, 2007
Quote: from spanglish at 6:43 pm on Dec. 14, 2007
...did you boot from cd?

Of course.

Did you actually burn it to a cd, or did you just write it?

hmmm....that is the same thing i use....Wait, are you installing on a partition, or overwriting?
I burned it to the CD wish ActiveISO burner.

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It's a blank CD...

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Try burning it at a slower speed.

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