v2.1 boots from all machines; v3.33 boots from some.
Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 2:08 pm
Hi guys
As the subject suggests: ubcd 2.1 will boot on both my laptop and desktop. However, ubcd 3.33, while booting fine on the desktop, refuses to boot on the laptop.
So, in a nutshell, what's the difference between the 2 versions? Booting-wise, as it were. I've trawled previous msgs but found nothing. Google does not help.
I've also tried the following:
Burning the iso at different speeds ranging from 2x upwards. Changing the types of blanks that I use. Burning on the laptop from 2x to 8x.
I've finally resorted to trying to customise the 2.1 and updating with the programs from 3.33. That procedure has got me somewhere. But it is surely the hard way and costly in CD blanks. e.g just finding out that F11 (and upwards?) does not work cost me a CD blank. My writer does not detect CD-RWs!
Also, getting my Acronis stuff to iso's and then trying to get them to work with 2.1 has defeated me. They work fine on the 3.33 with the desktop.
Everything works fine with the 3.33. Beautiful piece of work, by the way.
So, recapping a bit, rather than having to learn how to customize 2.1 I'd rather know is there something I can copy from 2.1 (boot.catalog or something?) and stick it on 3.33?
The laptop by the way is a DELL. And its one of those ones where you swap over the floppy with the CD ROM drive.
As I said, Ive tried a lot of things but I still end up back wondering why version 2.1 will boot from both machines? But 3.33 won't. Makes me think it can't be a hardware problem.
Appreciate any suggestions.
Regards
Der
As the subject suggests: ubcd 2.1 will boot on both my laptop and desktop. However, ubcd 3.33, while booting fine on the desktop, refuses to boot on the laptop.
So, in a nutshell, what's the difference between the 2 versions? Booting-wise, as it were. I've trawled previous msgs but found nothing. Google does not help.
I've also tried the following:
Burning the iso at different speeds ranging from 2x upwards. Changing the types of blanks that I use. Burning on the laptop from 2x to 8x.
I've finally resorted to trying to customise the 2.1 and updating with the programs from 3.33. That procedure has got me somewhere. But it is surely the hard way and costly in CD blanks. e.g just finding out that F11 (and upwards?) does not work cost me a CD blank. My writer does not detect CD-RWs!
Also, getting my Acronis stuff to iso's and then trying to get them to work with 2.1 has defeated me. They work fine on the 3.33 with the desktop.
Everything works fine with the 3.33. Beautiful piece of work, by the way.
So, recapping a bit, rather than having to learn how to customize 2.1 I'd rather know is there something I can copy from 2.1 (boot.catalog or something?) and stick it on 3.33?
The laptop by the way is a DELL. And its one of those ones where you swap over the floppy with the CD ROM drive.
As I said, Ive tried a lot of things but I still end up back wondering why version 2.1 will boot from both machines? But 3.33 won't. Makes me think it can't be a hardware problem.
Appreciate any suggestions.
Regards
Der