From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 12 02:05:32 2005 Return-Path: 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 35BD416A4CE for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 02:05:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ms-smtp-03.rdc-nyc.rr.com (ms-smtp-03-smtplb.rdc-nyc.rr.com [24.29.109.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FC5F43D3F for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 02:05:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from BSD-Mail@nyc.rr.com) Received: from bsd.nyc.rr.com (69-201-151-233.nyc.rr.com [69.201.151.233]) j0C25QGi002206 for ; Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:05:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:06:51 -0500 From: John Wilson To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20050111210651.41838ab4.BSD-Mail@nyc.rr.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.0rc (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: USB CD-ROM installations. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 02:05:32 -0000 Hello folks. I am currently looking into purchasing an external USB CD/DVD+/-RW unit for my machine here at home. However, before doing so, I do have a few questions before plunking down the cash for this thing. For starters, I don't know if this is an issue now, or ever really was an issue to begin with, but I vaguely recall hearing about problems during the installation of FreeBSD from a USB CD-ROM; something akin to the install halting at some point and thus a faulure to install at all. Unfortunately, after google'ing about, I am unable to find anything in regard to this. If anyone could confirm successful USB CD-ROM installs, it would be most appreciated. Yes, my machines does support booting from USB devices. Since the -STABLE EHCI, or USB2.0, support is not fully implemented yet, as I understand it and in so far as supporting full speed operation, will this pose any problems burning DVD +R or -R media? I've never had a DVD burner before, so I am somewhat new to this hardware. Any suggestions or comments would be most appreciated. Thank you, John.