Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:16:05 -0800 (PST) From: Anon Nimus <anonmanshun@yahoo.com> To: Chris Pressey <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.9 install CD won't boot on Toshiba Tecra 8000 Message-ID: <20031203151605.32859.qmail@web20724.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20031202145308.3a6a51b4.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu>
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Chris, You hit the problem right on the head! I tried 5.2Beta and it works! Thanks for your help. I wonder if it's possible to get the 4.9 ISOs in same format as the 5.x ISO format... --- Chris Pressey <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> wrote: > On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 07:21:56 -0800 (PST) > Anon Nimus <anonmanshun@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I've burned a 4.9 ISO onto a CD-R and it won't boot on > > my Tecra 8000! This CD will boot on another PC but > > just not on this one. Also, the Toshiba CAN and DOES > > boot other CDs. For example, I was able to boot from > > CD and install > > Mandrake 9.2 on the Tecra. So I'm not sure why this > > particular CD won't boot on the Tecra. Any ideas? > > This is a guess, but it's possible that your Tecra doesn't support > "Emulated El Torito" CD booting, which is what 4.x uses. > > You might want to browse through this thread for more info: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-stable@freebsd.org/msg58745.html > > > I don't have a floppy drive so I'm not sure how else > > to install FreeBSD. Can I install FreeBSD from Linux > > (Mandrake 9.2)? Are there any other > > options I should consider? > > If it's not a production server, you could try 5.1 (or 5.2 BETA,) whose > ISO images apparently use "Non-Emulated El Torito" booting. > > -Chris __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/
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