From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 2 12:30:14 2010 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 BE1E6106566C for ; Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:30:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dak.col@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f185.google.com (mail-pz0-f185.google.com [209.85.222.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92ACB8FC1B for ; Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:30:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pzk15 with SMTP id 15so9672111pzk.3 for ; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:30:14 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=nZKMG9n/sX25ZRLSFAfEZBH2eOBtKmPRnB/WAT4sPj8=; b=WS8z3ykTTBPcKGSa64inQq3zfaJh64njb8TqUPIo+9WhSNzyqlameXI4bn74EX6rCe eiwqL0e8Oipb9dlXxPijlU4XZAGQJB/TAIVYRQ265Tj2G+zkzgym4mWsafkSuxf1+3Ci RmQZiMhJlUuDUMgCRtSe5N3Zm1MF31NWJQYtY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=T+2L21zk5NjBfHUBg3uJtfmkLUm+PBp6Dii4yjS2dbl21l1YvLoCeCuKSlakUsr5gA e38ASGJvoVVIp2PA9lE/bAVSU6OrMECQz097uh/ZREPAv8q6yB4D0Mcn0ZBheEoHXbuq g0Bm1xcBFtPzdhOSnuyomAV+ptJjKQruH1d3k= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.75.15 with SMTP id x15mr2658027wfa.152.1262435413808; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:30:13 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 07:30:13 -0500 Message-ID: <3b93bd111001020430t3c8c1c7fy52767d687fcdb147@mail.gmail.com> From: "Diego F. Arias R." To: Paul Shi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot from FD and DR-DOS prompt comes up while installing FreeBSD? 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: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:30:14 -0000 On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 5:00 AM, Paul Shi wrote: > Dear Everyone, > > I am working my way t setup a FTP server on FreeBSD however I got stuck at > the very first stage - installation of FreeBSD 8.0. > > I downloaded FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.iso from FreeBSD.org and burned > it with NERO to a DVD-RW disc. After that, I insert the DVD disc and boot > from CDROM as I have chose the CDROM to be first one in boot order. > However, > system starts booting from FD, invokes some Caldera DR-DOS and goes to > command prompt [DR-DOS] A:\> > > I am totally confused and cannot find any answer in FreeBSD handbook. I > will > greatly appreciate your help if anyone of you has experience with this > weird > problem. Thank you very much and Happy New Year! > > Your sincerely, > Paul Shi > Electronic and Communication Engineering Senior > Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering > University of Hong Kong > _______________________________________________ > 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" > I have never seen something like that on a FreeBSD Boot. Are you shure the machine is bootig from CD an the CD is the right one? try redownloading the ISO (Disc 1). -- mmm, interesante.....