From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 30 06:21:32 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-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 DC03C16A41F for ; Fri, 30 Dec 2005 06:21:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dgoldberg@tarshis.com) Received: from ylpvm29.prodigy.net (ylpvm29-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.57.60]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DBD643D4C for ; Fri, 30 Dec 2005 06:21:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dgoldberg@tarshis.com) Received: from pimout3-ext.prodigy.net (pimout3-int.prodigy.net [207.115.4.218]) by ylpvm29.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id jBU6LWri007506 for ; Fri, 30 Dec 2005 01:21:32 -0500 X-ORBL: [68.255.104.231] Received: from storyopom7s0ow (adsl-68-255-104-231.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net [68.255.104.231]) by pimout3-ext.prodigy.net (8.13.4 outbound domainkey aix/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBU6LPqR020774 for ; Fri, 30 Dec 2005 01:21:30 -0500 From: "Daniel Goldberg" To: Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:20:15 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c60d09$1c0cde70$c5ddfea9@storyopom7s0ow> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: booting off 6.0 cdrom for Install 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, 30 Dec 2005 06:21:33 -0000 Dear FreeBSD forum, Please forgive this question if it seems so elementary. I am a newbie and have googled the matter, searched the FreeBSD.org mailing list archives and read the Handbook and still am in the dark. ISSUE: Trying to install FreeBSD 6.0 from cdrom on my PIII laptop and not reaching an "install" menu. BACKGROUND: I have created a "FreeBSD_Install" cdrom from the 6.0-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso download. When I boot from the cd I reach a 6-option Boot menu but do not get to the Install menu described in 2.3.1 of the Handbook. Note: If I do try to boot, the boot process itself seems to fail with a "Cannot dump: no dump device defined" following a "Fatal trap 12 page fault while in kernel mode"- in case that illustrates anything, and that's boot attempts with or without APCI. MY SYSTEM: PIII Laptop with recent rev BIOS & 512MB ram Internal hard drive with 3 partitions: 1 Primary NTFS (30GB with XP) 2 Primary FAT32 (6GB for FreeBSD) 3 Primary FAT32 (800MB for swapping between XP & FreeBSD) * The pc definitely allows me to boot from a cd * The MD5 hash on my download matches the published hash * Yes, I am going nuts- being so eager to get this OS up and dig into it! So the basic question is: Is the install process supposed to be as simple as: A create a primary FAT32 partition B boot your machine from the FreeBSD_Install (DISK 1) cd C follow the prompts through the install process Your advice is most appreciated, Daniel Goldberg IT | Post-Production Systems Engineer Avid ACSR (Unity/Windows) Apple ACHDS Microsoft MCP Cisco CCNA email Dgoldberg@Tarshis.com mobile 847.400.7949