From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 9 16:53:17 2008 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 DA1EC1065670 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 16:53:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gunnut@2ainfo.it) Received: from MTA128A.interbusiness.it (MTA128A.interbusiness.it [85.33.2.128]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 724378FC15 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 16:53:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gunnut@2ainfo.it) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AnkBAJf4TEhYNNo5/2dsb2JhbAAIq3o Received: from host57-218-static.52-88-b.business.telecomitalia.it (HELO [192.168.1.2]) ([88.52.218.57]) by ibs01.interbusiness.it with ESMTP; 09 Jun 2008 18:34:13 +0200 Message-ID: <484D5B74.6070300@2ainfo.it> Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:33:56 +0200 From: Filippo Moretti User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <347326.3314.qm@web46409.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <20080609161422.GF13657@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20080609161422.GF13657@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: 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: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:53:17 -0000 Jerry McAllister ha scritto: > On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 08:24:13AM -0700, Huu Daud wrote: > > >> Hello, >> Greetings, >> Iam new to this forum and to the Unix. My interest is to install and >> configure freeBSD on my desktop computer.I have downloaded the iso for i386. >> and burn on the CD and DVD.My problem is when I boot from the CD or DVD , >> it didnt send me to the screen for selection options as it is shown on the >> web. Instead, it sends me to the A drive prompt(DOS).Is it possible to >> install from the DOS?.How then. >> I got the same problem,very likely you have burned the iso file on a window machine.I gave up. If you have a floppy drive make the boot floppy as explained on the handbook ,and then install via ftp. sincerely Filippo > > I am having a little trouble picturing what you got. It doesn't sound > like something I have seen when booting from a CD. > > First, is there something in your floppy drive? If so, take it out. > > Second, your BIOS boot sequence should be: Floppy, CD, hard disk > If it doesn't happen to have the CD in the BIOS sequence, then > put it there. > > When you start to boot from the CD, then just let it continue. > It might put up a boot menu, but you should be able to just wait > and take the default. > > Past that, there should be no other prompt or menu after that > besides install selection stuff. > > ////jerry > > > >> Thank you for your help >> huu >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" >> > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > >