On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Sam Martin wrote: > It's the "load any distro" step that I can't get past. So far, I > haven't been able to find a magic incantation that makes any of my > generic install cds recognize my dvd drive, which leads to a "no > installation medium found" type of message somewhere in the boot > process. I'm hoping that the updated kernel, which supposedly has > better support for my hardware, will get me past that step. I may try > installing with the cd image stored on some external medium, but for > now, I'm pretty much stuck. If you don't mind Debian, try this: http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/beta3/images/netboot/mini.iso ..boots from the cd, and then uses the network to install. OF course, since you've got a core2duo, you'll want a 64-bit distro: http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-amd64/beta3/images/netboot/mini.iso *grin* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | nate carlson | natecars at natecarlson.com | http://www.natecarlson.com | | depriving some poor village of its idiot since 1981 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------