From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 14 14:18:20 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org 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 B98A116A400 for ; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:18:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hakmi@rogers.com) Received: from smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.83]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9D56643D4C for ; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:18:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hakmi@rogers.com) Received: (qmail 49845 invoked from network); 14 Mar 2006 14:18:19 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:In-Reply-To:Thread-Index; b=dCcymyAXPIA2nG9niL4q1fUHC8zVz4k8OF7eTT4awatyrfmTozepvx8ehWeidlaLAVH50ONN1IWLaJ+TnwZlTb7mkmNQaGjLRntFtpKr9TCo1m3Y5qVQyAegB+VbcDKJOTFt/9xeTp6od3HF+ynhbe6fmI2jfyPr7lZZaq+cH+4= ; Received: from unknown (HELO tamouh) (hakmi@rogers.com@70.27.160.99 with login) by smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 14 Mar 2006 14:18:18 -0000 From: "Tamouh H." To: "'Eileen Wasson'" , Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:18:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: <20060314084705.27729.qmail@web53814.mail.yahoo.com> Thread-Index: AcZHaWZL8LK2WZdCTXKErVw8gvJbVAACJH4A Message-Id: <20060314141819.9D56643D4C@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Cc: Subject: RE: I386 Installation 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: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:18:20 -0000 >=20 > I'm a newbie to unix and freebsd. I'm trying to follow your=20 > documentation and keep failing the install. I have an HP=20 > COmpaq desktop dc5100 MT and it will NOT detect my iso image=20 > for the i386. i did not see it in your hardware list.htm.=20 > does that mean it's not supported or do i need new drivers?=20 > if i put it in an older ibm, the cd works. i also tried using=20 > your floppy method and that failed as well. it said no=20 > boot/loader. this box has xp loaded it already.=20 >=20 > any help would be greatly appreciated. >=20 > ~Eileen=20 >=20 > __________________________________________________ Eileen, make sure your HP system is set to boot the CDROM as first = bootable device in the BIOS (section usually called Boot Device = Priority), this is most likely the cause of it. Tamouh