From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 11 02:15:16 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 8C85116A400 for ; Sun, 11 Mar 2007 02:15:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39BE413C461 for ; Sun, 11 Mar 2007 02:15:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l2B2Ef7F048871; Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:14:41 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070310201143.0251d000@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:14:28 -0600 To: Noah From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <45F34B08.9040406@enabled.com> References: <45F3422D.4030005@enabled.com> <45F34336.1040400@enabled.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20070310175332.0254ecc8@mail.computinginnovations.com> <45F34B08.9040406@enabled.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: User Questions Subject: Re: installing 6.2 from external USB DVD-ROM drive 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, 11 Mar 2007 02:15:16 -0000 Usually it is: /dev/cd0 /dev/cd1 etc, depends on how many optical drives you have. In sysinstall, you can go to the index of functions and from there execute the start an emergency shell. That will start the emergency shell so you can do the manual mount on the other virtual terminal without leaving sysinstall. -Derek At 06:19 PM 3/10/2007, Noah wrote: >if I attempt to exit sysinstall then it says the only other option is to >reboot. > > >Derek Ragona wrote: >>If you boot then exit sysinstall to a prompt, try to mount the external >>drive. If you can mount it, then rerun sysinstall and choose to install >>from a mounted file system instead. >> -Derek >>At 05:45 PM 3/10/2007, Noah wrote: >>>More details: >>> >>>I am able to boot and get to the installation utility but when I go to >>>"choose installation media" and choose "CD/DVD" the response is "No >>>CD/DVD devices found!" >>> >>>what can I do about this? >>> >>>Cheers, >>> >>>Noah >>> >>> >>>Noah wrote: >>>>Hi there, >>>>is there a way to install FreeBSD from an external USB DVD-ROM drive? >>>>I am at a loss of how to do it. >>>>Cheers, >>>>Noah >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>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" >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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" >>> >>>-- >>>This message has been scanned for viruses and >>>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>>believed to be clean. >>>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >>-- This message has been scanned for viruses and >>dangerous content by *MailScanner* , and is >>believed to be clean. >>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for >>their support. >_______________________________________________ >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" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.