CentOS - Aug 2007 - Centos 5 install failed compounded - no CD?

First off, there is no access into the bios on this unit  It will boot 
from the hard drive or a USB CD.

I have a USB DVD/CDRW.  The system will boot from it.

But if I just press enter to install off the CD, I end up at the 
askmethod menu.

I press the local CD option and am told, no CD.

Help?

We installed a system from a USB and had to unplug and plug it back in while
the kernel was loading and sorting out the hardware devices.

On 8/8/07, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>
wrote:
>
> First off, there is no access into the bios on this unit  It will boot
> from the hard drive or a USB CD.
>
> I have a USB DVD/CDRW.  The system will boot from it.
>
> But if I just press enter to install off the CD, I end up at the
> askmethod menu.
>
> I press the local CD option and am told, no CD.
>
> Help?
>
>
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Greg C wrote:
> We installed a system from a USB and had to unplug and plug it back in 
> while the kernel was loading and sorting out the hardware devices.
nope.

Since I am using a PS/2 kybd/mouse to USB adapter, I have to unplug and 
replug that in at the prompt to be able to press the enter key to start 
the install.

And it loads the things no problem.

Gets to asking about the keyboard type and then goes to the source 
question.  I unplug and plug in the 'CDrom' and no change. :(  The CDrom
is set to get power externally, so after I unpluged the USB, I also 
unplugged the AC adapter, then reversed and still nothing.

I will have to see if I can fit the CDs on a 2Gb USB drive and if that 
gets recognized it.  Wait, I can just try and see if it CAN see the USB 
drive.....    Nope to that too.  Going to have to pull the hard drive, 
partition it and copy the CDs to it.  Which ones do I need for a minimum 
desktop install?
>
> On 8/8/07, *Robert Moskowitz * <rgm at htt-consult.com 
> <mailto:rgm at htt-consult.com>> wrote:
>
>     First off, there is no access into the bios on this unit  It will boot
>     from the hard drive or a USB CD.
>
>     I have a USB DVD/CDRW.  The system will boot from it.
>
>     But if I just press enter to install off the CD, I end up at the
>     askmethod menu.
>
>     I press the local CD option and am told, no CD.
>
>     Help?
>
>
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