From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 3 16:17:18 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6368F16A4DD for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 16:17:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nalists@scls.lib.wi.us) Received: from mail.scls.lib.wi.us (mail.scls.lib.wi.us [198.150.40.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2325B43D49 for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 16:17:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nalists@scls.lib.wi.us) Received: from [172.26.2.238] ([172.26.2.238]) by mail.scls.lib.wi.us (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k73GHE16095917; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 11:17:17 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from nalists@scls.lib.wi.us) Message-ID: <44D2218A.9060705@scls.lib.wi.us> Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:17:14 -0500 From: Greg Barniskis User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (Windows/20060719) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Igor Treyger References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please Help X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:17:18 -0000 Igor Treyger wrote: > Hi, > I have burned 3 iso images on CDs: > FreeBSB 6.1 disk1 > FreeBSB 6.1 disk2 > FreeBSB 6.1 Boot > All of them i386 > I have Compaq workstation that is currently running Windows2000 > Problem: > Desktop would not boot with FreeBSB 6.1Boot. I have tried FreeBSBDisk1 - > same result. What am I doing wrong. Please HELP! > The boot order in BIOS - CD Rom first > I am trying to get familiar with UNIX OS > Thanks > Igor Treyger The Boot disc is mainly for testing and repairs. You will want to boot with disc 1 to actually install FreeBSD. But they don't boot for you... Did you "Create CD from ISO image" or "Burn from image" as some CD writing software calls it? A .iso file represents an entire CD file system, so if you simply copied the .iso files to the CDs like you would any other files, then that is what is wrong. Search for "ISO" in the Help for your CD burning software. If you correctly created CDs from the ISO images by burning their images rather than copying files, but you still cannot boot, test booting with other bootable CDs like the Windows disc that came with your PC. Make sure that your PC really can boot from CD. If your PC can boot from CD, but not from correctly burned FreeBSD CDs, write to this email list a description of exactly what does happen when you try. -- Greg Barniskis, Computer Systems Integrator South Central Library System (SCLS) Library Interchange Network (LINK) , (608) 266-6348