Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:11:56 -0500 From: Chip Oakley <silverskymusic2@gmail.com> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> Subject: Re: Technical Support Question Message-ID: <CAPohJ9_4uyu4S3RdGV%2BxgvsL2UGv_gMtanMcoF6ixYpQe-wUnA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201202161753.q1GHr5wT011479@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <201202160154.q1G1sMpc043081@mail.r-bonomi.com> <201202161753.q1GHr5wT011479@fire.js.berklix.net>
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Thanks for your reply. The boot CD will boot on the other machine, but not on the computer for my intended install of BSD. I set the boot order to boot first from CD ROM in phoenix BIOS. It is a Samsung Laptop it is windows 7 home edition I called Samsung and they have no information on overriding a windows password only restoring to an older version which got my here in the first place. There is a prompt at Startup stating press any key to boot from CD. Pressing any key only leads to that same screen in windows asking for the password, except for the function keys that lead to BIOS configuration. Am tempted to remove the drive and insert a new one, not sure as there is memory on the drive available and nothing really wrong with it. Cant imagine there is not a fix somewhere. Any other ideas? Regards On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Julian H. Stacey <jhs@berklix.com> wrote: > > You claim to have made a CD on nother machine. Will _that_ machine boot > from > > the CD you made? If not, you made the CD incorrectly. > > > Good point > Chip Oakley <silverskymusic2@gmail.com> > Please first make sure you are subscribed to this list > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, > as I see you have fallen off cc list. > BTW a delayed archive of this & other lists in on the web. > > Next check the MD5 checksum of your boot media. > > Next also realise some drives cant read what other drives had written, > sometimes that maybe alignement or dirt on the optics, > someties it simply cos eg some old drives cant read those half see through > RW media, sometime some old drives cant read an RW media. > > Cheers, > Julian > -- > Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich > http://berklix.com > Reply below not above, cumulative like a play script, & indent with "> ". > Format: Plain text. Not HTML, multipart/alternative, base64, > quoted-printable. > Mail from @yahoo dumped @berklix. http://berklix.org/yahoo/ > -- Any attachments (WAV. MP3, PDF) files etc, contain copyrighted material that is protected under intellectual property law in the USA and internationally through the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Messages are for the intended recipients only and usually contain confidential information as well. If you received this message or any previous messages in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete any files or emails that may be in question. Thanks for your consideration.
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