From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 27 17:08:06 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 040C116A41F for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:08:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mark.jones.netins@gmail.com) Received: from xproxy.gmail.com (xproxy.gmail.com [66.249.82.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93AA443D48 for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:08:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mark.jones.netins@gmail.com) Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id t14so1249426wxc for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:08:04 -0700 (PDT) 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:content-disposition:references; b=SuqncuSUdXsfRalt0bma90qcvuE8W06ioUNE3I1/4IVmkdOSvq88ojNW4Ozy+aWC3/V06kowhqtwKLFFdlmWU4e2/Nh8mFW8aJM2btuWdRbf6pWwVRCK4rcH+043jobTBbGltW91Tb2+AsGXLOLwPfttH6rxY9Jhc8b+5G+ASh0= Received: by 10.70.14.8 with SMTP id 8mr3057824wxn; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:12:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.10.7 with HTTP; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:12:16 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:12:16 -0500 From: Mark Jones To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: Subject: Re: Unable to install 5.4 from CDROM X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mark Jones List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:08:06 -0000 On 9/16/05, Mark Jones wrote: > I'm having an odd problem installing 5.4 release from CDROM. > > The machine is an HP ProLiant DL145. It didn't come with a CDROM drive, = I > borrowed one from a Dell PowerEdge SC1425. > The CDs are good, I've installed on other machines with them - in fact, = on > the same machine that I borrowed the CDROM from. > > I can boot from the CD with no problem. I go through sysinstall all the = way > through the part where I select what sources to install. Sysinstall write= s > the MBR and fsck's the drive with no problem. But then when it goes to > install the source and packages from CD, it says it can't read the CD. Exact error code was "Unable to transfer the base distribution from acd0". OMG I can't believe the answer was this simple... When you get to the screen "Choose Installation Media", at this time eject the "boot only" CD, and insert the "disc 1" CD. I feel somewhat stupid. I do recall installing 5.3, if you leave the boot-only CD in, it gives a different error (one that makes it a little clearer that you could have the wrong CD in there, and prompts you to swap with another). -- Mark