From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 22 01:16:50 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 C833D16A4E0 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:16:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 611F043D4C for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:16:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.13.6+Sun/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7M1GoGS002036; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:16:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.13.6+Sun/8.13.6/Submit) id k7M1Gn9q002035; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:16:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200608220116.k7M1Gn9q002035@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: dking@ketralnis.com (David King) Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:16:49 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL7] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing on IBM Z61t 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: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:16:50 -0000 > > > The boot order in BIOS is currently CD, Floppy Hard disk > > Most of the IBM laptops have some key that you can hit to get to a > BIOS boot menu to select your boot device. Maybe it will boot the CD- > ROM if you select it from there Yes. I got in to that OK and checked out the BIOS setup and actually played with the boot order some - but it didn't seem to make any difference. It never seems to talk with the CD during the boot, even with the CD drive first in boot order. ////jerry