Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:53:08 -0800 From: Chris Pressey <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> To: Anon Nimus <anonmanshun@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.9 install CD won't boot on Toshiba Tecra 8000 Message-ID: <20031202145308.3a6a51b4.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> In-Reply-To: <20031202152156.11187.qmail@web20711.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20031202152156.11187.qmail@web20711.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 07:21:56 -0800 (PST) Anon Nimus <anonmanshun@yahoo.com> wrote: > I've burned a 4.9 ISO onto a CD-R and it won't boot on > my Tecra 8000! This CD will boot on another PC but > just not on this one. Also, the Toshiba CAN and DOES > boot other CDs. For example, I was able to boot from > CD and install > Mandrake 9.2 on the Tecra. So I'm not sure why this > particular CD won't boot on the Tecra. Any ideas? This is a guess, but it's possible that your Tecra doesn't support "Emulated El Torito" CD booting, which is what 4.x uses. You might want to browse through this thread for more info: http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-stable@freebsd.org/msg58745.html > I don't have a floppy drive so I'm not sure how else > to install FreeBSD. Can I install FreeBSD from Linux > (Mandrake 9.2)? Are there any other > options I should consider? If it's not a production server, you could try 5.1 (or 5.2 BETA,) whose ISO images apparently use "Non-Emulated El Torito" booting. -Chris
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