Linux Live Distro NOT booting from CD

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Linux Live Distro NOT booting from CD

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During my tests with Devil Linux I ran across a strange problem that the CD burned from the ISO would not boot on 'some' machines.

1) Of course, the BIOS supported CD-ROM boot, and it wasn't a faulty drive, since I was able to boot Knoppix without problems.

2) I've tried burning the Devil Linux ISO to a CD-R (instead of a CD-RW), since some older drives have Problems reading them.

3) I checked the Docs for Devil Linux, and there I found a solution: Boot from a DOS floppy and start Devil Linux by using "loadlin.exe"
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