Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:23:08 -0400 From: "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: 4.10 Install failure. Message-ID: <CAEBIOGHPFFJALBLJBEDCELBGKAA.rhempel@bmts.com> In-Reply-To: <200408161458.i7GEw3JS026580@eastgate.starhub.net.sg>
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> > > I am havign some trouble installing FreeBSD 4.10 on my PC. I > > > downloaded an ISO image (and verified the checksum) from the > > Canadian > > > FreeBSD FTP site. After burning the image to CD, I checked the > > > checksums, which were the same. > > > > > > When I put the CD in the drive and attempt to boot from it, I just > > get > > > a register dump and the computer halts. > > > I have just got over a similar painful learning experience. > I made a dumb mistake that might help you. I first just burnt the > ISO file to a CD like I would any other file. (I had no idea what > an ISO image was :)) > > After i discovered that you need special software to burn > an ISO image, I downloaded the trial version of UltraISO > software. It wanted to use Nero Burning ROM to actually > do the burn. Once I had these 2 bits of software installed, > I could actually use the CD's I burnt. Unless you have a crippled version of Nero, it will let you burn ISO images. You don't need UltraISO. Just cancel the stupid wizard at startup and choose File/BurnImage from the main Nero window. > I also burnt CD's of the 2 flp images. I happened to use Sonic > Record Now to do that, and there was a button I could press > that read the flp image and created a bootable CD. Also unnecessary. Nero lets you choose CDROM(boot) if you select File/New from the main menu. Just point it to the floppy image you want to burn and you are good to go. Ralph
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