From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 25 20:37:29 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F096816A41A for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:37:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from aiolos.otenet.gr (aiolos.otenet.gr [195.170.0.93]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C79613C4A3 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:37:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from freebsdgr.dyndns.org (athedsl-298420.home.otenet.gr [85.73.213.82]) (authenticated bits=0) by aiolos.otenet.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id l7PFn69o017574; Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:49:06 +0300 Message-ID: <46D04F72.2050709@otenet.gr> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:49:06 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070806) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-7; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation Disc Won't Boot 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: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:37:30 -0000 lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca wrote: > Hi, Manoliis: > > I took your advice. I copied the burned iso file into a FreeBSD > directory and ran md5 and the check digits did not match. I then > copied my downloaded iso image from Win98 into FreeBSD and ran md5 and > the digits did match. So there was nothing wrong with the iso of > disc1 that I downloaded from the web site into Win98. It must have > been the burning of the file in Win98 with Nero Express that was the > problem. > > So I burned another copy of the iso in FreeBSd with burncd using: > burncd -f /dev/acd1 6.2-RELEASE-i386.iso fixate > and it booted just fine. > > Thanks for all of your suggestions and advice. Now I will be spending > the better part of the weekend doing the installation of 6.2. Wish me > luck. > > Have a great day, > Larry > > Glad I could be of help! Make sure to get some pizza and beer for your install party :) I believe you will find 6.2 to be an excellent release, as most of us on this list do. Take care, Manolis