From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 3 16:28:43 2006 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 4B0F516A4DE for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 16:28:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from igortr@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.216]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2412E43D45 for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 16:28:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from igortr@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com ([64.4.51.22]) by bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 3 Aug 2006 09:28:43 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 09:28:42 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 64.4.51.220 by by107fd.bay107.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:28:41 GMT X-Originating-IP: [198.208.159.20] X-Originating-Email: [igortr@hotmail.com] X-Sender: igortr@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <44D2218A.9060705@scls.lib.wi.us> From: "Igor Treyger" To: nalists@scls.lib.wi.us Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:28:41 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Aug 2006 16:28:42.0860 (UTC) FILETIME=[E27DD2C0:01C6B719] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please Help 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: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:28:43 -0000 Hi Greg, Thanks for responding back. I used "Burn CD" option on "Ner >From: Greg Barniskis >To: Igor Treyger >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: Please Help >Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:17:14 -0500 > >Igor Treyger wrote: >>Hi, >>I have burned 3 iso images on CDs: >>FreeBSB 6.1 disk1 >>FreeBSB 6.1 disk2 >>FreeBSB 6.1 Boot >>All of them i386 >>I have Compaq workstation that is currently running Windows2000 >>Problem: >>Desktop would not boot with FreeBSB 6.1Boot. I have tried FreeBSBDisk1 - >>same result. What am I doing wrong. Please HELP! >>The boot order in BIOS - CD Rom first >>I am trying to get familiar with UNIX OS >>Thanks >>Igor Treyger > >The Boot disc is mainly for testing and repairs. You will want to boot with >disc 1 to actually install FreeBSD. But they don't boot for you... > >Did you "Create CD from ISO image" or "Burn from image" as some CD writing >software calls it? A .iso file represents an entire CD file system, so if >you simply copied the .iso files to the CDs like you would any other files, >then that is what is wrong. Search for "ISO" in the Help for your CD >burning software. > >If you correctly created CDs from the ISO images by burning their images >rather than copying files, but you still cannot boot, test booting with >other bootable CDs like the Windows disc that came with your PC. Make sure >that your PC really can boot from CD. > >If your PC can boot from CD, but not from correctly burned FreeBSD CDs, >write to this email list a description of exactly what does happen when you >try. > > >-- >Greg Barniskis, Computer Systems Integrator >South Central Library System (SCLS) >Library Interchange Network (LINK) >, (608) 266-6348