I'm ready to give up Linux!!
Les
hlhowell at pacbell.net
Thu Aug 9 16:54:04 UTC 2007
On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 11:02 -0400, pctech at mybellybutton.com wrote:
> On Thursday August 09 2007 5:33:48 am MoonShine wrote:
> > The primary cd reader or whatever I have just says CD ROM then DISC
> > COMPACT thats it.
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> That's your problem. You can't read a DVD with a CD ROM
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> Sorry again for the broken mailer...
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> Basically what he is saying is that he has no idea what the difference is between a CD and a DVD, which is SOMEHOW a fault of Linux.
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> Note to Moonshine:
> Download one of the live CDs and install from there. You *DO NOT* own a DVD-ROM drive and therefore CANNOT use the DVD to install Fedora 7. This is *NOT* a fault of Linux. Rather it is a fault of you not knowing what hardware that you have and downloading the inappropriate media ISO.
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> Conversely, you can go buy a DVD-ROM drive and install it.
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> Either way, this is a failure on *YOUR* end, *NOT* a failure of Fedora 7 nor a failure of Linux in general. Blaming Linux for a problem caused by your hardware is like a drunk driver blaming the booze for crashing his car.
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Hi, Moonshine,
Claude was a bit brutal, but the fact is that CD's and DVD's are
totally different animals, like 45RPM records and 78RPM records. If you
played a 45 on a 78 player, you would not understand the music. The
same is true of your computer when a DVD is played in a CD player.
Unfortunately it is not possible to fix this in software, the mechanics
are actually different. You can find DVD players in the used market for
about $10, New ones on the web for about 15-30, and new DVD read/write
drives for 25-60 or so. CD is becoming archaic in computer use because
of the volume of data and speed issues, so I strongly recommend that you
either obtain a DVD read/write unit or consider upgrading your computer
at the earliest opportunity. You can find pretty good deals at various
retailers and on line. I like Microcenter, and have purchased my last 6
systems from them.
I have generally found that I can purchase a whole system cheaper than I
can build one, unless I want top end.
Regards,
Les H
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