Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 09:56:19 -0600 From: Jeremy Vandenhouten <jeremy.vandenhouten@marquette.edu> To: christoph.sold@server.i-clue.de, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Attempting install of 4.2 by CDROM, but no-go Message-ID: <1d90a01d9158.1d91581d90a0@marquette.edu>
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Why not rawrite the freebsd install disks? Should be in the tools directory on the cd if I remember correctly. This will allow you to boot (from the disks) then install off the cd-rom. ----- Original Message ----- From: Christoph Sold <christoph.sold@server.i-clue.de> Date: Thursday, January 4, 2001 5:53 am Subject: Re: Attempting install of 4.2 by CDROM, but no-go > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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