From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 13 13:34:12 2011 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 BC5B71065670 for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:34:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerry@seibercom.net) Received: from mail-yw0-f54.google.com (mail-yw0-f54.google.com [209.85.213.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E86B8FC15 for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:34:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yhfq46 with SMTP id q46so477510yhf.13 for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:34:11 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.236.131.40 with SMTP id l28mr3535045yhi.72.1323783250206; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:34:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (cpe-076-182-104-150.nc.res.rr.com. [76.182.104.150]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id w68sm36178828yhe.14.2011.12.13.05.34.08 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:34:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from scorpio (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jerry@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3T2hp70qhzz2CG5v for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:34:07 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.97.3 at scorpio.seibercom.net Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:34:06 -0500 From: Jerry To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20111213083406.2999693e@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <4EE73767.10522.AD99C1@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> References: <4EE73767.10522.AD99C1@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.10 (GTK+ 2.24.6; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.2) Face: 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 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: Installing free bsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:34:12 -0000 On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:30:47 -0000 Dave articulated: > > Im new to FreeBSD and did a FTP of 8.2 and unzipped to a cd rom. It > > was an ISO Version. I then FTP the CDROM BOOT file and un zipped it. > > Unfortunately It wont auto start when i put disk in computer > > startup. Need support.. Is the windows format on disk causing > > problems? > > > > > > Daniel.. > > The "Windows format" has nothing to do with the problem. > > You need to take the .ISO image files, and burn a CD from it, not > extract or copy it to a CD.. > > For Windows, I use this:- > http://www.ntfs.com/iso-burning.htm It works very well, and the > price is right (free.) Very easy to use. > > If you already have "Nero Buring Rom" installed, that will also take > a .ISO file, and use it to burn a CD. Slightly more complex to use, > but does a good job. (You need to select "Burn an image to disk" > option, then go look for the .ISO file to use, it's not the default!) > > There are many similar tools for the job, but just unzipping the file > to a cd will not make a bootable disk. > > Contrary to what some have said, Windows (certainly XP and earlier) > do not recognise the .ISO format natively, so no ammount of clicking > or double clicking on it will help. > > You do of course, also have to configure your PC's bios to boot from > a CD, or know the hotkey to interupt it's normal boot sequence, and > tell it to boot from an alternative drive. I don't remember if the OP listed the version of Windows that they were using. If it is Windows 7, then all they need do to burn an ISO image in Windows 7 is simply right-click on an ISO image and choose "Burn disc image". A menu will pop up giving the user the option of choosing where to burn the image and if they want to verify the burn. It couldn't get any simpler. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________