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Date:      Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:33:56 +0200
From:      Filippo Moretti <gunnut@2ainfo.it>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installing freeBSD
Message-ID:  <484D5B74.6070300@2ainfo.it>
In-Reply-To: <20080609161422.GF13657@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
References:  <347326.3314.qm@web46409.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <20080609161422.GF13657@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>

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Jerry McAllister ha scritto:
> On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 08:24:13AM -0700, Huu Daud wrote:
>
>   
>> Hello,
>> Greetings,
>> Iam new to this forum and to the Unix. My interest is to install and 
>> configure freeBSD on my desktop computer.I have downloaded the iso for i386.
>> and burn on the CD and DVD.My problem is when I boot from the CD or DVD ,
>> it didnt send me to the screen for selection options as it is shown on the 
>> web.  Instead, it sends me to the A drive prompt(DOS).Is it possible to 
>> install from the DOS?.How then.
>>     
I got the same problem,very likely you have burned the iso file on a 
window machine.I gave up.
If you have a floppy drive make the boot floppy as explained on the 
handbook ,and then install
via ftp.
sincerely
Filippo
>
> I am having a little trouble picturing what you got.  It doesn't sound 
> like something I have seen when booting from a CD.
>
> First, is there something in your floppy drive?   If so, take it out.
>
> Second, your BIOS boot sequence should be:  Floppy, CD, hard disk
> If it doesn't happen to have the CD in the BIOS sequence, then
> put it there.
>
> When you start to boot from the CD, then just let it continue. 
> It might put up a boot menu, but you should be able to just wait
> and take the default.
>
> Past that, there should be no other prompt or menu after that
> besides install selection stuff.
>
> ////jerry
>
>
>   
>> Thank you for your help
>> huu
>>
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