Boot problem

[whiteraven]

sorry if this is in the wrong forum or if its been covered before (i've searched and cant find anything that resolves my issue)

i have a fujitsu siemens amilo pro v3515
i bought it with xp home already installed
pentium dual core (x86 family 6 model 14 stepping 12 genuineintel ~1596Mhz)(each)
SMBIOS version 2.4


i decided to migrate from xp to linux
downloaded the ubuntu iso, mounted it via daemon tools, installed alongside windows...no problems whatsoever

then i decided id try linux mint
downloaded the iso
...wont mount on daemon tools
so i put the iso on my psp, then onto another computer, burn a boot disk, and attempt to boot linux mint onto my laptop...

but it wont boot, i get a black screen with a flashing _ at the top left corner,it flashes for a while then the screen changes n it boots into windows
so i have a look at BIOS...make sure it boots from cd first, yup. i ended up moving hd to the bottom, but it makes no difference.

i know it isnt the disk bc it boots fine on the desktop.
but i want it on the laptop seeing as the desktop isnt mine.

any help would be muchly apprieciated

 

[mscrx]

even if it boots fine to your desktop it can be the disc. not all blanks are being accepted by all drives. so the chances are high that you used a blank which your laptops drive doesn't like.
try a different brand blank or set the burn speed as low as possible and burn the image again. that often helps...

post back if you have questions

 

[whiteraven]

i tried again on the desktop, tried installing it and it came up an error so figure there was something wrong with the iso.

theres something i read on the website that said something about md5sum and checking the iso

not quite sure how to do this tho?

 

[kimsland]

Troubleshooting your Live CD