From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 29 13:06:09 2003 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 5ABC116A4C0 for ; Fri, 29 Aug 2003 13:06:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pop2.directnet.com.br (mtasjc.directnet.com.br [200.152.0.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2F7143FF3 for ; Fri, 29 Aug 2003 13:06:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Metalman@directnet.com.br) Received: from pc2001 ([200.152.14.118]) by pop2.directnet.com.br (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.08 (built Dec 6 2002)) with SMTP id <0HKE005UTD5F1W@pop2.directnet.com.br> for questions@FreeBSD.org; Fri, 29 Aug 2003 17:05:40 -0300 (EST) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 17:06:35 -0300 From: MeTaLmAn To: questions@FreeBSD.org Message-id: <000a01c36e69$0d643bc0$760e98c8@directnet.com.br> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Problem installing FreeBSD from DVD drive (IBM laptop) 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: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:06:09 -0000 Hi! I tried (many many times) to install Freebsd in my IBM laptop and I had this problem: the laptop doesnt have a floppy drive, it only have one hd and one dvd drive. So, I configured the BIOS to boot from DVD drive, then HD. when I turned the laptop on with the BSD cd rom on it, it started the Free BSD install program. Then, the problem: it didnt recognize that the DVD rive was d: and tried to "guess" wich device to install from. It couldnt "guess" the right device, so, it tried to start installation from default "disk0", wich was (by mistake) recognized as A:. I tried many different BIOs settings, but nothing changed. One thing that I noticed is that Windows also "thinks" taht my laptop have a A: drive (it appears on windows GUI). My laptop is a IBM 600E, with PII processor, 128MB RAM and 6.4GB HD. I does have a "special" IBM exclusive BIOS, and also smething like "Doctor DOS" (it showed up when I tried to install WinME in the empty HD). So, I'm stuck with this now... Its really bad, because I bought the laptop 1 week ago only to use FreeBSD (I had to instal Windows so it's easier to use the University network). I hope you guys can help me, I head good things about you! Thanks in asvance, and sorry for my bad English. Daniel 'Metalman"