Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:28:41 -0400 From: "Igor Treyger" <igortr@hotmail.com> To: nalists@scls.lib.wi.us Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please Help Message-ID: <BAY107-F12D1BD2DCC1FFA3DE3805CDA530@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <44D2218A.9060705@scls.lib.wi.us>
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Hi Greg, Thanks for responding back. I used "Burn CD" option on "Ner >From: Greg Barniskis <nalists@scls.lib.wi.us> >To: Igor Treyger <igortr@hotmail.com> >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: Please Help >Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:17:14 -0500 > >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) ><gregb at scls.lib.wi.us>, (608) 266-6348
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