From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 13 12:39:34 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 AD7C916A4CE for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 12:39:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from spock.dilkie.com (spock.dilkie.com [206.51.1.40]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1547543D2D for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 12:39:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lee@dilkie.com) Received: from borg (borg.dilkie.com [206.51.1.193]) (authenticated bits=0) by spock.dilkie.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i0DKcveM019897 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO); Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:38:57 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from lee@dilkie.com) From: "Lee Dilkie" To: "'Chris Pressey'" , "'Vulpes Velox'" Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:38:55 -0500 Message-ID: <008a01c3da15$443e2e40$c10133ce@dilkie.com> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: <20040113114956.50388ea3.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> Importance: Normal X-Spam-Score: () 0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.39 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: problems creating a bootable image using burncd 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: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:39:34 -0000 > On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:07:20 -0600 > Vulpes Velox wrote: > > > I've been trying to create a a bootable CD using freesbie. > I ran into > > problems getting that to work. It failed to boot and the same thing > > happened upon reburn. > > > > I then went to download a the 4.9 install iso to see if it was a > > possible problem with the image that was created. The iso passed the > > check sum, but after burning it, it would not boot too. > > > > I've managed to verify that it is possible of booting from > that drive > > using a old win98 install disc I have laying around. The install for > > that comes up fine. > > > > I've also tried it at different speeds and have gotten the same > > results. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > What method are you using to burn the CD? If it's a method that's > worked for you in the past, it sounds like you might have some flaky > CD-R's. > I seem to recall a discussion some months ago regarding a change to the way boot CDs were made. This had the effect of breaking bootable CDs when using older BIOSes that only knew about the "old" way of booting from CD. Pardon my vagueness. I thought this was a 5.x issue but perhaps it was/is a 4.9 issue as well. -lee