Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:55:09 +0100 From: Adam J Richardson <fatman@crackmonkey.us> To: lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation Disc Won't Boot Message-ID: <46CF298D.5010305@crackmonkey.us> In-Reply-To: <BAY105-F36A7B04E6275D0B851EC3B83D70@phx.gbl> References: <BAY105-F36A7B04E6275D0B851EC3B83D70@phx.gbl>
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lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca wrote: > 1. Is there something simple I'm missing? > 2. Should I just try downloading (it takes four hours) and burning > more copies again? (I've already done it three times...) > 3. Is the fact that I'm burning it in Win98 a problem? > 4. Is there anything I can do in FreeBSD 5.4 to see if the file is > corrupted? Hi Larry. Could it be the quality of the media you're burning to? I don't know if it's still a problem, but it used to be. These days I always make sure to burn to Verbatim discs, as I've heard many good reports of their manufacturing process as compared to others. It could be that you've just got a bad batch of discs. Here's another thought, why not try making a copy of your FreeBSD 5.4 install disc? That should indicate whether the fault appears at download time or burn time. HtH, Adam J Richardson
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