Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 22:47:20 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: C Horman <bjhcmh@yahoo.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Burning CD Message-ID: <20111107224720.e6ccb298.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <1320699563.55829.YahooMailNeo@web130120.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <1320699563.55829.YahooMailNeo@web130120.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 12:59:23 -0800 (PST), C Horman wrote: > Hi, > I am interested in trying FreeBSD version 8.2 for an older > computer that I have. Pentium 4, with 400MB of RAM and 2G > harddrive.=A0 Should run fine there - I had a similar system obsoleted in summer this year. :-) > There is no other operating system on the computer.=A0 When > I put the CD in to boot I get the message Non System disk - > disk error.=A0 Look at your BIOS settings to make sure a boot attempt from CD will be done. Check related options in the CMOS setup program. > I have looked at the files on the CD and I see boot files > and loader files, so it looks like the files are available > to use?=A0 I used a free=A0program for Windows XP to burn the > ISO image to CD.=A0 The ISO file is a "pre-mastered" image that will boot, if recorded properly. > Could the way the ISO image was burned onto the CD cause > the disk error problem?=A0 If the writer did something wrong, or the media is damaged, this is possible. Some burner programs allow you to re-read the CD after burning for comparison with the ISO file. You could try that in order to make sure you're recorded the CD properly. > Do you have any free software suggestions for burning a CD > in Windows XP if this is the issue? Sorry, I'm not a "Windows" person and I don't use 10 years old software, so I can't give you any suggestion here. :-) --=20 Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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