From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 8 21:43:07 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 2E94416A4DD for ; Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:43:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from whaynes53@verizon.net) Received: from vms040pub.verizon.net (vms040pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.40]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B072F43D77 for ; Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:42:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from whaynes53@verizon.net) Received: from homefd908b2fef ([71.240.100.201]) by vms040.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0J2300KA3TND7IX8@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 16:42:50 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 17:42:42 -0400 From: "Walt Haynes" To: Message-id: <000001c6a2d7$71b8e990$2f01a8c0@homefd908b2fef> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 Importance: Normal X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-priority: Normal Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: FreeBSD Installation CD Creation 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: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:43:07 -0000 I'm having a tough time creating the two 6.1-release installation CD's. I was told that it was best to go to ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/6.1/ and download the 6.1 RELEASE disc1 and disc2 ISO images in Windows, and use your favorite toaster to rip CDs. (My CD 'toaster' is Nero OEM 6.6.0.13.) Then boot from disc1 to install. When I attempt to do this, it's like the CD is either empty or unreadable. I'd love to know what I'm doing wrong. I've tried this 4 times now and it's a bit frustrating. I have the .ISO files in my recycle bin. Is there a way for me to convert them to CD images from which I can boot my Windows XP system and install FreeBSD in my available 20 GB primary partition? Sincerely, Walt Haynes