Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 12:53:37 +0100 From: Christoph Sold <christoph.sold@server.i-clue.de> To: mhf <michael.flug@snet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Attempting install of 4.2 by CDROM, but no-go Message-ID: <3A546441.32150B36@i-clue.de> References: <3A5446BA.7020000@snet.net>
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If I understand you correctly, your burned 4.2-R ISO image does not autoboot. You boot your machine from another drive containing Winblows or M$-dumb. Things to try (in order): - Check your BIOS. Try to boot from CD before it gets at other boot drives. - D/L the FreeBSD boot floppies, use those to boot the machine. HTH -Christoph Sold P.S: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html is your friend. mhf schrieb: > > I have just built a new computer and am trying to do a cdrom install of > FreeBSD 4.2 using: > > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-guide.html > > Status: > > 13.6 gig. Western Digital HD has been formatted using Western Digital > Disk Utility. > I have made no partitions. The HD is to be dedicated to FreeBSD OS. > Dos executable mscdex.exe has been installed and I am able to access the > Acer CD-RW on D:\. > I have set up BIOS to boot up with CD-RW drive. Upon boot, FreeBSD iso > on cd does not run. > Once computer completes boot and brings up C:\ prompt, I can switch to > D:\ and read from the drive that > the FreeBSD iso file is there on the cdrom. > > How do I execute installation from the iso file on cdrom? > > Can anyone help me with a jumpstart? I must be missing something very > basic. > First-timer here. I appreciate your time and patience. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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