From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 1 11:42:11 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52B6B16A4E1 for ; Fri, 1 Sep 2006 11:42:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-142-072.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.142.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A575343D5C for ; Fri, 1 Sep 2006 11:42:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p17.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-150.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.150]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k81BdRCj003044; Fri, 1 Sep 2006 06:39:28 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060901063758.025ecff0@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:38:59 -0500 To: abc@ai1.anchorage.mtaonline.net, "freebsd-questions" From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <200609010121.k811LXog001366@en26.ai1.anchorage.mtaonline.n et> References: <200609010121.k811LXog001366@en26.ai1.anchorage.mtaonline.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: VIA C3 - cant boot CD 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: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:42:11 -0000 Try booting another bootable CD. It sounds like the CD you burned didn't burn properly. You can find bootable images in other OS's at bootdisk.org or FreeDOS.org. -Derek At 08:21 PM 8/31/2006, abc@ai1.anchorage.mtaonline.net wrote: >i have an ML6000 (no floppy) and have downloaded >the 4.11 mini-iso image, and burned it to a CD-RW. > >CPU: VIA C3 Nehemiah (666.55-MHz 686-class CPU) > >after rebooting, the CD is found, and a boot >attempt is made. within 5 seconds, the kernel >locks up after about 3 seconds of the >kernel data+234238 text+23432 stuff and the >/-\|/-\ twirling prompt, leaving a "/" as the >first character on the next line. > >the ISO is the exact size it should be, and >i could "gzip -t mfsroot.gz" in the /boot >directory without error - so i guess it's >a good image. i am running 4.10 currently, >and have no boot problems off the hard drive. > >any ideas as to what could cause this lock-up >at boot time? i thought the ISO's are made with >the mkisofs --no-emul-boot, yet the CD is recognized >as a 2.88 floppy, and boots 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader. >i never booted off CD's before, and don't know >what i should expect exactly. > >thanks. >_______________________________________________ >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" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.