From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 16 22:43:49 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E83941065670 for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:43:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com) Received: from mail.r-bonomi.com (mx-out.r-bonomi.com [204.87.227.120]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA0618FC0A for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:43:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: (from bonomi@localhost) by mail.r-bonomi.com (8.14.4/rdb1) id q1GMmbGK054148 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:48:37 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:48:37 -0600 (CST) From: Robert Bonomi Message-Id: <201202162248.q1GMmbGK054148@mail.r-bonomi.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: Technical Support Question 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, 16 Feb 2012 22:43:50 -0000 Chip Oakley wrote: > > Thanks for your reply. > > The boot CD will boot on the other machine, but not on the computer for my > intended install of BSD. > > I set the boot order to boot first from CD ROM in phoenix BIOS. > > It is a Samsung Laptop it is windows 7 home edition I called Samsung and > they have no information on overriding a windows password only restoring to > an older version which got my here in the first place. > > There is a prompt at Startup stating press any key to boot from CD. > Pressing any key only leads to that same screen in windows asking for the > password, except for the function keys that lead to BIOS configuration. > > Am tempted to remove the drive and insert a new one, not sure as there is > memory on the drive available and nothing really wrong with it. > > Cant imagine there is not a fix somewhere. First things first. 1) DOUBLE CHECK the CD you're trying to boot from. Make sure it boots in the other machine, *and* what O/S it boots into. 2) Go into the BIOS settings on the Samsung -- look at _all_ the settings. especially for the 'boot device' list. Make sure you are *not* trying to boot from a 'recovery partition', or 'installation disk' choice. Better yet, tell us _exactly_ how all the boot device options read, IN the order they are displayed. 3) IF you can, _remove_ the hard disk from the list of boot devices. If not, *disable* the IDE device probing/disk type for the disks, but leave the CD drive active.. 4) now try booting -without- a CD in the drive. The 'desired outcome' is a '*failure* to boot' message -- with a fair chance that it will ask you to insert a bootable disk and retry. 5) If it gives a retry option, put the CD in the drive and do what it says to retry. If no retry option, put the CD in the drive, and give it the well known three-finger salute.