Infrastructure Software

The machine apparently boots correctly from the DVD/CD device, but instead of reporting that the CD is found and asking whether to check the media, it wants to know the device type. IF CDROM is entered it wants a driver disk or one of the available drivers. This is a bit confusing to me since it just read the CD to boot (but then I am easily confused).

Is there a workaround short of building a device disk?

Can you build a device disk on a USB flashdrive? (This box has no floppies).

I'll happily read FAQs already available if anyone has a suggestion on narrowing my search.

My current probable workaround is building a USB linux install and just booting from that instead of installing on this machine, but I'd sort of like to erase my confusion and possibly save some others the problem as well.

Regards,

mwf