Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 13:58:13 -0500 From: pete collins <pcollins@ocsny.com> To: "Peter P." <ppawlacz@UWinnipeg.ca> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: CDROM Installation Problem Message-ID: <36ACBEC5.C341B49C@ocsny.com> References: <Pine.OSF.3.95.990125120733.23562C-100000@io.uwinnipeg.ca>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
you have to change to boot order to cdrom first in your bios settings later pete Peter P." wrote: > Hi, > > As the subject says, I can't boot with my CDROM. I have a motherboard > that supports it, I have installed Red Hat 5.1 and Slackware 3.5 with CD's > by booting and installing. So I know the feature works, but I can't boot > and install FBSD 2.2.8. > > I have AMI BIOS 05/06/1998 is the date on it, so it's fairly recent. Has > anyone experienced problems booting FBSD 2.2.8 from CDROM with this BIOS > type & date? My motherboard is a TX Pro. (Houston ?) > > Also, I can't use my floppy to boot. It won't recognize it, but I can > mount and umount the floppy drive in RH 5.1. and look at the contents. > I've tried setting it up in BIOS, enabled only to boot from floppy, > disable swap feature, and enabled seek on boot. Nothing seemed to work. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > thank you in advance. > > Peter > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?36ACBEC5.C341B49C>