From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 13 01:24:35 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 1B4CE16A4CE for ; Tue, 13 Jul 2004 01:24:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from lakermmtao11.cox.net (lakermmtao11.cox.net [68.230.240.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8917D43D41 for ; Tue, 13 Jul 2004 01:24:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from james.coulter@cox.net) Received: from sabrina ([68.1.41.123]) by lakermmtao11.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with ESMTP id <20040713012432.BUMJ25349.lakermmtao11.cox.net@sabrina>; Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:24:32 -0400 From: "James A. Coulter" To: "'Jerry Schromm'" , Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 20:24:30 -0500 Message-ID: <001101c46878$257fe740$0300a8c0@sabrina> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 In-Reply-To: <20040712222143.78460.qmail@web81704.mail.yahoo.com> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Subject: RE: I downloaded everything to no avail! ISO's fail to burn X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 01:24:35 -0000 Your cd burner software should have an option to create a cd from an = image. This is different than just copying files to a bland cd-rom. Look in = the 'File' drop-down menu. Don't feel bad - I made the same mistake and posted the same question on this board about two years ago. P.S. Google is your best friend when researching FreeBSD issues. HTH Jim C. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Schromm > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 5:22 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > Subject: I downloaded everything to no avail! ISO's fail to burn >=20 > Hi everyone, I am not sure how this works or if I will ever get = feedback. > Anyway I just discovered FreeBSD yesterday. I read all about it and I = am > excited to intrigue myself with this new pc adventure. Sounds great = and I > will learn something about code at the same time. I feel it had a kind = of > old school feeling to it, at the same time cutting edge technology. I = am a > believer in it's viability over Microsofts Windows. They love to hide > information from us not inform us. >=20 > The reason I am writing. I downloaded the 5.2.1 IS0's. I burned the = boot > disk successfully it seems. But I tried to burn the first big ISO file = and > it failed to burn. Some type of burn error following the track or > something. Then I tried that other download that isn't the ISO but the > regular files. That wouldn't do anything either. It burned but I can't > instal it. That doesn't boot. Or install in anyway. >=20 > I am wondering if FreeBSD is actually free or is this a way to get us = to > order the retail box lol. I don't want to feel that way. Yestersay I = was > so excited about this. I hope you can enlighten me some. >=20 > Thanks a lot, > Jerry Schromm > Corning, California >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > 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" >=20 > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.718 / Virus Database: 474 - Release Date: 7/9/2004 >=20 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.718 / Virus Database: 474 - Release Date: 7/9/2004 =20