Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:31:25 -1000 From: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> To: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, R Skinner <rocky@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Subject: Re: FBSD-9.0-RC3 Disk 1 ISO Bootable? Message-ID: <4F05FA8D.4080304@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <4F0530ED.5030004@mykitchentable.net> References: <4F0517BA.1050405@mykitchentable.net> <4F0520A2.8040602@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <4F0530ED.5030004@mykitchentable.net>
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Drew Tomlinson wrote: > On 1/4/2012 8:01 PM, R Skinner wrote: >> On 01/05/12 13:23, Drew Tomlinson wrote: >>> I downloaded FreeBSD-9.0-RC3-amd64-disc1.iso >>> <ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/9.0/FreeBSD-9.0-RC3-amd64-disc1.iso>; >>> and burned the image to CD. However the CD does not boot. Just >>> wanted to confirm that it is supposed to be bootable. >>> >>> Also, is there a DVD version? I don't have many CDs around my house >>> but plenty of DVDs. :) >> Hi Drew, and welcome to FreeBSD. >> >> How did you 'burn' the disc? As an iso image (in Windows) you can open >> any burning program and tell it to burn it as is; you don't need to >> extract any contents. This is the usual problem if it won't boot. > > I used the Windows image burning tool on the one that didn't work. > However I tried on another PC that had Nero Burning ROM. That one > worked. Now I just wish the boot disk had an apparent way to enable ssh > so I could install from another PC while browsing the web. > > [snip] > > Thanks, ################ > Drew > I accessed the sshd from the new install screen as an option when I loaded it on the test box. I had to set up the lan manually to first get it up. Then you should be able to use ssh. -- ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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