Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:22:49 -0700 (PDT) From: youshi10@u.washington.edu To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Downloads Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0703221422490.18982@hymn07.u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <200703211929.23666.ray@stilltech.net>
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On Wed, 21 Mar 2007, Ray wrote: > On Wednesday 21 March 2007 5:57 pm, Jim Priovolos wrote: >> Hi, I've downloaded the 6.2 files. When I burned a CD with the boot file it >> didn't make my laptop boot off it after powering up with it in the CD >> drive. >> >> The *disk1 file burnt to a CD gave the same results. >> >> I tried the *disk1 file using ftp through a browser and also command line >> ftp set to binary. >> >> I checked the boot order and CD is first. If I put a Windows boot CD in >> there it will boot off of it. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> I've got a Compaq Presario 2500 laptop with XP on it now. > Hi Jim, > the first question is how did you burn the *disk1 file? You have to burn it as > a disk image, not just a data cd. when you put the *disk one into your > machine when windows is running, do you see just one file on it, or many? If > you are using windows to burn the cd, (windows is good for something ;) ) > you'll probably have to use a separate burning program like nero and choose > disk image. (I'm just getting started here myself, so if your burning under > something besides windows, ask here again for a how to) > Ray > >> >> Thanks for the help in advance, >> Jim P. Ray, You don't even need to do that in some cases. If you run XP (like most people do), there's always ISO Recorder, a free util for burning ISOs (google it for more info). -Garrett
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