Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:51:16 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Nerius Landys <nlandys@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD from USB CDROM drive Message-ID: <200802281551.16822.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <560f92640802272104s73385b5fi80f09409b3c018cc@mail.gmail.com> References: <560f92640802272104s73385b5fi80f09409b3c018cc@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:34 pm, Nerius Landys wrote: > I am having problems installing both 6.3 and 7.0 using a CDROM drive that > plugs into a USB port. The boot process starts, then I get scrambled text > over the whole screen scrolling like crazy. I can't read any of it. Are you sure the CD images are OK? Where did they come from. Did you download iso images and write them yourself? If so how? > > I have no such problems booting or installing from other CDs on this same > computer. Ubuntu 6.06 installs just fine, and System Rescue CD 0.4.2 boots > up just fine. Any ideas? Strange things happen but this would make me suspect the validity of the CD images. Malcolm
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