From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 22 00:54:04 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68D1616A40A for ; Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:54:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout4.cac.washington.edu (mxout4.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 473D113C45D for ; Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:54:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.9] (may be forged)) by mxout4.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l2M0s3VB006215 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:54:03 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.41] (c-67-187-172-183.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.187.172.183]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l2M0s3Ax005673 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:54:03 -0700 Message-ID: <4601D39D.9060107@u.washington.edu> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:53:49 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070316) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jim Priovolos References: <394285.37661.qm@web56401.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <394285.37661.qm@web56401.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.0.289146, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2007.3.21.173934 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ( Creating / booting off ) installation media (was Downloads) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:54:04 -0000 Jim Priovolos wrote: > Hi, I've downloaded the 6.2 files. When I burned a CD with the boot file it didn't make my laptop boot off it after powering up with it in the CD drive. > > The *disk1 file burnt to a CD gave the same results. > > I tried the *disk1 file using ftp through a browser and also command line ftp set to binary. > > I checked the boot order and CD is first. If I put a Windows boot CD in there it will boot off of it. > > Any ideas? > > I've got a Compaq Presario 2500 laptop with XP on it now. > > Thanks for the help in advance, > Jim P. Jim, Common error, but did you burn the ISO as a file onto the CD, instead of burning the ISO directly to the CD (the latter's behavior is correct)? -Garrett