Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:18:25 -0500 From: "Tamouh H." <hakmi@rogers.com> To: "'Eileen Wasson'" <eileen_wasson@yahoo.com>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: I386 Installation Message-ID: <20060314141819.9D56643D4C@mx1.FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20060314084705.27729.qmail@web53814.mail.yahoo.com>
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> > I'm a newbie to unix and freebsd. I'm trying to follow your > documentation and keep failing the install. I have an HP > COmpaq desktop dc5100 MT and it will NOT detect my iso image > for the i386. i did not see it in your hardware list.htm. > does that mean it's not supported or do i need new drivers? > if i put it in an older ibm, the cd works. i also tried using > your floppy method and that failed as well. it said no > boot/loader. this box has xp loaded it already. > > any help would be greatly appreciated. > > ~Eileen > > __________________________________________________ Eileen, make sure your HP system is set to boot the CDROM as first bootable device in the BIOS (section usually called Boot Device Priority), this is most likely the cause of it. Tamouh
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