Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 23:29:29 From: "Manny Obrey" <manny8383@hotmail.com> To: mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: Dell C600 Lat fbsd-4.2 Message-ID: <F69XwKHvyo3DjFbUcOV0000038d@hotmail.com>
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<html><DIV>please cc: me on the response cause I'm not on the list!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>specs: Dell C600 Latitude 866/256MB 20G HD Xircom 10/100/56K</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Brand new C600 out of the box and I can't get out of the box w/ installation. I run several FBSD boxen but this is my first mobile install. When I try to boot from floppies ( kern.flp )</DIV> <DIV>I get the message "strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility".</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>yes, I set the floppy to boot first ...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When I tried to boot from an *.iso ( after changing the cdrom to boot first ) the machine just seems to attempt to access the cdrom, and then boots into windoze as if the cdrom wernt even there.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think I may have burnt the iso wrong ( I;m using adaptec eazy cd creator ).</DIV> <DIV>1) data cd 2) select image from file 3) I select 4.2-install.iso from the desktop</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I;ve tried to burn two disks and neither of them seem to work. I'm about to burn another b/c now I've missed happy hour and there's no reason to leave the office.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>yes I've searched the mailing list and found nothing similiar to my prob,</DIV> <DIV>any hlp apprec,</DIV> <DIV>Manny</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>ps - if anyone has had any other specific probs w/ this model I'd appreciate any comments/hints.</DIV><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p></html>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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