From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 3 18:24:23 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB3C116A421 for ; Wed, 3 Oct 2007 18:24:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frankstaals@gmx.net) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3DE0F13C45B for ; Wed, 3 Oct 2007 18:24:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frankstaals@gmx.net) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 03 Oct 2007 17:57:42 -0000 Received: from ip176-173-59-62.adsl.versatel.nl (EHLO Rena.FStaals.net) [62.59.173.176] by mail.gmx.net (mp029) with SMTP; 03 Oct 2007 19:57:42 +0200 X-Authenticated: #25365336 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18qYtl3bRcqMn9vH1X44HQ68qoWVWOCEchjZcDKvv YF5fBqa+xgzzhy Message-ID: <4703D810.6060108@gmx.net> Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:57:36 +0200 From: Frank Staals User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070929) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Siraj Shaikh References: <3b2ddd940710030941o284bfbfcm72200bd774dcff0d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3b2ddd940710030941o284bfbfcm72200bd774dcff0d@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:24:24 -0000 Siraj Shaikh wrote: > I am new to FreeBSD, and am trying to install it. I have tried to > installa on two separate machines, one a shuttlex xpc, and another an > IBM laptop. Both times, I proceed, create the partitions and then get > this message "Unable to transfer the ... distribution from acd0".... > and finally says "Unable to transfer all components of the kernels > distribution...." > > I am installing it from a FreebSD 6.2 iso image burnt on a CD. Is > there a problem with the CD? > > Any help on this would be great. Thanks > > Siraj > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > If you're sure your CD and/or CD-reader isn't somehow damaged you can try installing everything through ftp. ( So select ftp with a mirror close to you when it asks for an instalation medium ). -- -Frank Staals