From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 28 18:18:17 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E09816A400 for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:18:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from WD@US-Webmasters.com) Received: from usw2.natel.net (2b.bz [209.152.117.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D819C13C478 for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:18:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from WD@US-Webmasters.com) Received: (qmail 25585 invoked from network); 28 Jan 2007 17:51:34 -0000 Received: from batv-01-192.dsl.netins.net (HELO Sabrina.US-Webmasters.com) (207.199.193.192) by us-webmasters.com with SMTP; 28 Jan 2007 17:51:34 -0000 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:50:54 -0600 To: Andrew Gould From: "W. D." In-Reply-To: <302296.98868.qm@web35310.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <302296.98868.qm@web35310.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <20070128181816.D819C13C478@mx1.freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.2 install CD causes immediate reboot 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, 28 Jan 2007 18:18:17 -0000 At 11:34 1/28/2007, Andrew Gould, wrote: >I was given a Dell Dimension m200a yesterday by someone=20 >who recently upgraded. I think it was created around 1997. > >CPU: Pentium >RAM: 48MB > >odd: This PC runs Win95; but has 2 usb ports. Didn't=20 >Win98 predate usb ports? > >When I try to boot up with the FreeBSD 6.2 installation CD,=20 >the system tries to boot from the CD; but then reboots before=20 >anything messages from the CD appear on the monitor. > >Is there something I can try, or should I just give up? >I have a hard time throwing functional hardware in the trash. >Maybe I'm struggling too much with my own mortality; but=20 >that's a different discussion. ;-) > >Andrew Try these before recycling: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=3Dpcbsd http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=3Ddesktopbsd http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=3Ddamnsmall http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=3Dknoppix Start Here to Find It Fast!=99 ->= http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names -> http://domains.us-webmasters.com/