From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 2 17:27:37 2003 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 19A0216A4CE for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:27:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp11.wxs.nl (smtp11.wxs.nl [195.121.6.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B378443FE1 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:27:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from akruijff@www.kruijff.org) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp11.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HPA00BB3PEJ2Y@smtp11.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 03 Dec 2003 02:27:56 +0100 (MET) Received: from Alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hB31Rer4004856; Wed, 03 Dec 2003 02:27:40 +0100 (CET envelope-from akruijff@Alex.lan) Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by Alex.lan (8.12.9p2/8.12.9/Submit) id hB31Rb66004855; Wed, 03 Dec 2003 02:27:37 +0100 (CET envelope-from akruijff) Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 02:27:37 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <3FA50D49.7000909@iweb.net.au> To: Andrew Message-id: <20031203012737.GA562@dds.nl> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i References: <3FA1FA6F.9080300@iweb.net.au> <20031031220950.GC37892@rot13.obsecurity.org> <3FA50D49.7000909@iweb.net.au> cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG cc: Kris Kennaway Subject: Re: error installing FreeBSD 5.1 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: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 01:27:37 -0000 On Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 12:27:29AM +1030, Andrew wrote: > Hello, > > > I managed to get access to FreeBSD 5.0 Official release and got the same > error message. this still occurred after doing a firmware update on the > dvd drive. > I managed to borrow a Pioneer DVD-105 slotload drive and the install was > ok, but i am at a loss to why it is unable to recognise my pioneer > dvd-120 drive. > > Thanks Andrew It may be that there exist a bug in the installation. You could fetch the two boot files from the ftp (ftp.freebsd.org) site. I think the manual (www.freebsd.org/handbook) has this coverd in the installation section. -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/