Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:49:31 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Paul Shi <shihang@hkusua.hku.hk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot from FD and DR-DOS prompt comes up while installing FreeBSD? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001020938480.95238@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <ea6713a21001020200x72bf2164h1008b2353b3d3383@mail.gmail.com> References: <ea6713a21001020200x72bf2164h1008b2353b3d3383@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 2 Jan 2010, Paul Shi wrote: > I am working my way t setup a FTP server on FreeBSD however I got stuck at > the very first stage - installation of FreeBSD 8.0. > > I downloaded FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.iso from FreeBSD.org and burned > it with NERO to a DVD-RW disc. After that, I insert the DVD disc and boot > from CDROM as I have chose the CDROM to be first one in boot order. However, > system starts booting from FD, invokes some Caldera DR-DOS and goes to > command prompt [DR-DOS] A:\> > > I am totally confused and cannot find any answer in FreeBSD handbook. I will > greatly appreciate your help if anyone of you has experience with this weird > problem. Thank you very much and Happy New Year! Nero seems to have "helped" you by making a bootable CD with a copy of the FreeBSD ISO file on it. The A: disk is actually a simulated floppy on the CD. That's not going to work. Make a new CD. Back in Windows, you might be able to right-click the original ISO file and get a "Burn a CD" option. Otherwise, you'll have to run the program and tell it to make the ISO into a CD, not make a CD with the ISO on it as a file. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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