Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:07:25 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Jos Chrispijn <jos@webrz.net> Cc: Huu Daud <huudaud@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing freeBSD Message-ID: <20080609210725.GA15645@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <484D8867.5040802@webrz.net> References: <347326.3314.qm@web46409.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <484D8867.5040802@webrz.net>
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On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 09:45:43PM +0200, Jos Chrispijn wrote: > Huu Daud wrote: > >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 > > > Just start up Nero Express; then you will get a window in which you can > choose 'Disc Image or Saved Project'. > When you click on that option, you can choose the location of the .iso file. > > Did you ftp the .iso file? Then first try thru _http_ and process the above. > > That you burn your iso on a Windows machine has nothing to do with the > problem. Other than that some of the Win burners default to, or seem to encourage selecting, the wrong options. But, you're right, the CD easily be burned on a Win machine with many different pieces of software. ////jerry > > -- Jos > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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