Hello

Last days, i have been trying to boot my Dell Dimension desktop from an "EmpireEFI_v108.iso" file burned on a CD-R.

Since then i have been unsuccessful to even boot from the disc. My system just don't recognizes the disc as being bootable. Specs: 2GB RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo 6600, Ati Radeon HD 5770.
I also tested the disc on another computer and it didn't work either (maybe due to 512MB RAM?).

DVD-RW station is on the first place in the BIOS list and i have also tried to use a legacy version of Empire EFI.

Is there somebody who can help me out?

Hi,
I would recheck that CD/iso again. The amount of RAM should not have anything to do with your system not bootable from CD/DVD.

Originally Posted by ratvn

Hi,
I would recheck that CD/iso again. The amount of RAM should not have anything to do with your system not bootable from CD/DVD.

Now i have tried an DVD-RW (Imation) with an iBoot image and this gives the same result: no boot. Makes me thing "what is it that it even can't boot?".

Originally Posted by marbrun

Now i have tried an DVD-RW (Imation) with an iBoot image and this gives the same result: no boot. Makes me thing "what is it that it even can't boot?".

Lol, How did you make the disc?

Originally Posted by ratvn

Lol, How did you make the disc?

In one case i copied the iso file to a CD-R with the built-in Vista burner. The other time i copied the image file to Infrarecorder which burned it on a DVD-RW.
Hope this explains why it doesn't work because i aint got an idea.

Originally Posted by marbrun

In one case i copied the iso file to a CD-R with the built-in Vista burner. The other time i copied the image file to Infrarecorder which burned it on a DVD-RW.
Hope this explains why it doesn't work because i aint got an idea.

I'm sure you don't want me to say it's incorrectly done.
So a real quick answer is using something like UltraISO.
Ever wonder why it's .iso instead of .zip/rar.
There are references if you'd like to know.

Originally Posted by ratvn

I'm sure you don't want me to say it's incorrectly done.
So a real quick answer is using something like UltraISO.

I am glad to hear it's incorrectly done, because now there is a solution. I am going to try UltraISO. I will post the results.

Originally Posted by ratvn

Ever wonder why it's .iso instead of .zip/rar.
There are references if you'd like to know.

Once upon a time, i did wonder why it is iso, and from what i know zip/rar is a compressed file or package and iso is a standardization and is used as a special format for booting and installations in this case.

So thanks, i am going to try it.

I burned the ISO file on a DVD-RW with UltraISO.

The result:
"No boot device available."


Do i need to do something different? I think the ISO is allright to burn directly without adding or changing files or am i wrong here?

Originally Posted by marbrun

I burned the ISO file on a DVD-RW with UltraISO.

The result:
"No boot device available."


Do i need to do something different? I think the ISO is allright to burn directly without adding or changing files or am i wrong here?

Alright
It's good that you have DVD-RW.
Open the .iso image by clicking on it (ultraiso should launch), then on Ultra-ISO screen, there is a tab for burning it, select that and choose the slowest speed for your 2 iso's.
Try that and let me know.

Originally Posted by ratvn

Alright
It's good that you have DVD-RW.
Open the .iso image by clicking on it (ultraiso should launch), then on Ultra-ISO screen, there is a tab for burning it, select that and choose the slowest speed for your 2 iso's.
Try that and let me know.

Thanks man! Now i finally get the Empire EFI boot screen.
I will try to complete the installation and will let you all know how it goes.

Greets