From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 24 06:38:19 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E97716A4CE for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:38:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.194]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7B5C43D2F for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:38:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gary.smithe@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 70so385354wra for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:38:18 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=V4hawoUXviTstptjPMNsrR7tXPamgbXUe2agZSeYgOHdpyIIxyb9RYpeZkuIhG8DFugSqSe575VGrMfGnb/5iQQPhMxLDzCsqFmiSTBhYlOLSljv0gpd+ccyrYh69+mHL4pKH0p9dEoKGMSi9YLQW8q7+qEjQCD52EnDxjvmmtc= Received: by 10.54.98.18 with SMTP id v18mr572476wrb; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:38:18 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.54.41.29 with HTTP; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:38:18 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:38:18 -0600 From: Gary Smithe To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: Subject: Re: Installing from CDROM - No Baton? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Gary Smithe List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:38:19 -0000 On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:37:25 -0500, Josh Klein wrote: > Hello - I'm new to FreeBSD, but I'm following the installation instructions > from The Complete FreeBSD. I checked the archives of this list, but can not > find reference to this issue. > > I'm trying to install 5.3 - but when I boot from the CD-ROM, I do not get > the expected swirling baton. Instead, I get a collection of symbols > (including some common letters and numbers, some not) that "rotate" much in > the way the swirling baton would, were it there. These characters appear 4-5 > lines above the blinking _ at the bottom of the screen, and several tabs in. > > This persists for 30+ minutes and does not show any signs of abating. I am > installing it over an installation of WinXP (intending to completely wipe > all my data). > > Is this normal? Any ideas? > > Thank You, > LW > Sorry this isn't the answer you're looking for, but you need to post this to freebsd-questions. This list is for "advocacy and warm fuzzies about just getting started with freebsd." With that said. Here's a FAQ that mentions CD-Rom booting problems: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/install.html#NO-INSTALL-CDROM You may also want to try booting from the boot floppies, then select the CD-ROM for your install set. I have the Complete FreeBSD, and find it kind of lacking. The official handbook will probably answer things a bit more direct for you. Good Luck. GS