From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 7 02:10:11 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D977106564A for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2010 02:10:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 046378FC14 for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2010 02:10:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oB72AAWa003767 for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2010 02:10:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id oB72AAcQ003766; Tue, 7 Dec 2010 02:10:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 02:10:10 GMT Message-Id: <201012070210.oB72AAcQ003766@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: jhell Cc: Subject: Re: misc/152874: 8.1 install fails where 7.3 works due to lack of choice of CD drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jhell List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:10:11 -0000 The following reply was made to PR misc/152874; it has been noted by GNATS. From: jhell To: Pete French Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: misc/152874: 8.1 install fails where 7.3 works due to lack of choice of CD drive Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:01:20 -0500 On 12/06/2010 18:33, Pete French wrote: >> Fix: > Workaround is to install 7.3 and then upgrade to 8.1, but it is > not ideal. > > Or boot into your BIOS and change one of the CDROM/DVD drives to an off state so its not picked up by the install. Given this is still a problem but at least you have two workarounds. -- jhell,v