From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 10 10:46:36 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15CC416A4CE for ; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:46:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (bay12-f7.bay12.hotmail.com [64.4.35.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0583F43D2D for ; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:46:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from stewart_yaxley@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:46:35 -0800 Received: from 208.142.129.202 by by12fd.bay12.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:46:35 GMT X-Originating-IP: [208.142.129.202] X-Originating-Email: [stewart_yaxley@hotmail.com] X-Sender: stewart_yaxley@hotmail.com From: "Stewart Yaxley" To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:46:35 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Mar 2004 18:46:35.0929 (UTC) FILETIME=[03C2F890:01C406D0] Subject: Newbie install goes well until... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:46:36 -0000 I am installing FreeBSD 5.2.1 on an AMD 64 3000+, w/ 512Meg RAM. Booting from CDROM with the Boot CD (pulled from the FTP site as an ISO image, burned in Win XP). All the necessary hardware is detected without errors, I am able to get as far as partioning my drives (setup root, swap, /var, /usr) and choose to install "All" from the "Choose Distribution" screen. The installation starts -- but the Boot CD returns an error "Unable to find a /dist/cdrom.inf file", and indicates that it is unable to continue with the install. The Mini-install has the /dist/cdrom.inf file, but shortly after install starts I receive a "Either this is not a Free-BSD disc, there is a problem with the CDROM driver or something is wrong with the hardware. Please fix this problem (check the console logs on VTY2) and try again." I am unable to access/eject the CD drive once these errors occur (CDROM drive goes dead). My CDROM is a Creative 52x CD5220 (occording to the Bios) and is correctly recognized by the installer. How do I check the console logs on VTY2? (or have I obtained a bad iso set?) stewy _________________________________________________________________ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfeeŽ Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines