From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 16 14:58:21 2004 Return-Path: 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 F3C6316A4CE for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:58:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from eastgate.starhub.net.sg (eastgate.starhub.net.sg [203.116.1.189]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14A3743D4C for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:58:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pryan@singnet.com.sg) Received: from DellDual (cm124.sigma234.maxonline.com.sg [218.212.234.124]) i7GEw3JS026580; Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:58:10 +0800 (SST) Message-Id: <200408161458.i7GEw3JS026580@eastgate.starhub.net.sg> From: "Peter Ryan" To: , , Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:57:24 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AcSDnegUcgZavwP1TFSUEjhfxFpFKAAAlhxA Subject: RE: 4.10 Install failure. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: pryan@singnet.com.sg List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:58:21 -0000 > > Hey All, > > > > I am havign some trouble installing FreeBSD 4.10 on my PC. I > > downloaded an ISO image (and verified the checksum) from the > Canadian > > FreeBSD FTP site. After burning the image to CD, I checked the > > checksums, which were the same. > > > > When I put the CD in the drive and attempt to boot from it, I just > get > > a register dump and the computer halts. I have just got over a similar painful learning experience. I made a dumb mistake that might help you. I first just burnt the ISO file to a CD like I would any other file. (I had no idea what an ISO image was :)) After i discovered that you need special software to burn an ISO image, I downloaded the trial version of UltraISO software. It wanted to use Nero Burning ROM to actually do the burn. Once I had these 2 bits of software installed, I could actually use the CD's I burnt. I also burnt CD's of the 2 flp images. I happened to use Sonic Record Now to do that, and there was a button I could press that read the flp image and created a bootable CD. (This was pretty useful because the floppy drive in the PC was unusable) Hope this helps Peter