From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 23 22:09:46 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A4241065673 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:09:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 597608FC16 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:09:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mANM9cI7003325; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:09:38 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.2/Submit) with ESMTP id mANM9bgI003322; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:09:38 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:09:37 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Dan Champagne In-Reply-To: <855676.23866.qm@web53209.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20081123230919.I3315@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <855676.23866.qm@web53209.mail.re2.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help with install, Have checked forum 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: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:09:46 -0000 try pressing 6 at boot loader menu and then set hw.ata.atapi_dma=0 boot On Sun, 23 Nov 2008, Dan Champagne wrote: > Hello, I have been using the forums, google, your documents, and any other source to try and get freeBSD 7.0 installed on my system, i have tried the rearranging the IDE, DVDRom, Im using the ISO from your site, I get through some of the install, I keep getting a geometry error and let freebsd fix it, then i get a really crappy error when i think its going to actually mount and install the files, > > Error mounting /dev/acd0 on /dist: Input/Output eror (5) > > Any help would be appreciated, because now im at a friends sending this email, because I now have no OS. I have a 1.78Ghz celeron single core, 2gb ram, 160 Western Digital IDE HDD, PCI graphics(onboard disabled) and a DVD/CD burner > > Thanks Dan. > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at > http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >