From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 15 21:40:24 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 602B1FD6 for ; Fri, 15 May 2015 21:40:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from nm25-vm1.access.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com (nm25-vm1.access.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com [216.109.115.192]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1E169173C for ; Fri, 15 May 2015 21:40:23 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=prodigy.net; s=s2048; t=1431725889; bh=KoXqPlEpE+/bgYlfOSo0BlPfA44xgIBIAdfx8LH2LxQ=; h=Cc:From:To:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:References:From:Subject; b=juKMFt4uF1cb9Xc7OimdwPRtAFj1Ru2gOT1lPxdvZlEMQ//RmAeprEoXc84cfT9Crkrh2NvY/pTA/TRAMpgjjZJ8Z3j3nA/k57Ui84a4qxmhuRMZkg11T2HQgnQHvHRDklnTgBiXUUqGIBdhxgHXUoVD2EEjMO6bDOV4I3A/Ubdb2hqqxmPmFzPAL+Fj/zk+UDifbCvcOXNIVBmpnDDSBoX6QLSkDCUdNwa+WajsYgrD8iaQ8ElnKcGvkJjkLI/3S0z38qz2+WbadScXdgQAO5gnHSuzop963iZqUwy/egzpHCUNoT3VvLWBRSzEM0tO9wbipRL7XYkBZojaD0DlLA== Received: from [66.196.81.159] by nm25.access.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 15 May 2015 21:38:09 -0000 Received: from [98.138.104.98] by tm5.access.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 15 May 2015 21:38:09 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp118.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 15 May 2015 21:38:09 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 232065.63134.bm@smtp118.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: EcT9Qn4VM1mirxGSoyP2luJwGcRTLwp_Dm18M4bkXyzHOCk 5JVgEOBW7JnF2yUWm.WmuRSlt1asqnfNrCDebOPHvbXw8wqvtKEhc2wkj6a9 F4IGDKJl.bguOdL35_tW9AlkGblPaJ3zkNrLnSOS.R5uD8ErjM_WB90h5E52 ls5FKnhP3UgaTimUpPR4i9esAO5ixtF6VT622fWRQkCPZTqlXeezERd7QEfs 3Ap0ZT4GMyVhzxaUEUq.rY3SmJjFp6oGIg0l6fpL9ucSx0YFJfOfNEGJAXQm Dju3bG3gydbbvjFU8QLNpfww2c6O1f57YI2tXs8WsSBoG6YkOuZ_jymEwLkJ ZJWEvVoi8T0AT3WMA6mmlPbF4XfB0QhtIO0uiVwjcrJ0.bcJTcLmqOH1.Myt 4Jtg9EHtyfqNtNIssg.0Rf9LcFlQ7qQPKlVP1Hmdfyq8aTzqERN0ZG4MRSBz hU2EFlxpUhAwRfIAn9_nMzHbux3RIdPLazXSGz.i_tld8_MIyFV4DUwwUcQE uPUQyYXd37A8toBwpRApEAW_AD2eSnzZraGqdw27o3ClRQ8kK X-Yahoo-SMTP: 46rcWa.swBDnY9zvhIrsU2awgPSTQgUKFFrFJjEU8wwG Cc: jd1008 , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <6A12BC82-4DB2-470D-8974-DFAF94F7B742@prodigy.net> From: Jeffry Killen To: James Keener In-Reply-To: <55565537.6080103@jimkeener.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Subject: Re: Downloaded dvd1.iso and burned to dvd but ? Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 14:38:06 -0700 References: <98A0F436-11CE-4142-B137-B40BDB410A30@prodigy.net> <55564187.1010008@jimkeener.com> <5556517D.7010900@gmail.com> <55565537.6080103@jimkeener.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 21:40:24 -0000 On May 15, 2015, at 1:21 PM, James Keener wrote: >>> It has Debian Linux >>> on it already. But all I got from the attampt to mount the >>> DVD was a blinking cursor that lasted about 30 seconds, >>> then it gave up and when to the system boot. >> The OP already said he was unable to mount it. > > Not that it matters because OP fixed their problem already and this is > an extremely silly thing to be wasting bandwidth over, but OP said > they > couldn't boot off the CD, not that an already booted system couldn't > mount it. > > And quite frankly, it's not polite to chide someone trying to help > unless they're offering patently wrong information or dangerous > steps to > fix or diagnose an issue. Feel free to offer your own diagnosis and > inquire for additional information, but be polite. > > I mean, really, what does telling me "he already said that" (when he > didn't, to top it off!) add to this conversation. Would it not be > better for OP to respond "I tried and it didn't work, as I said" than > for you to attempt to act smart and haughty? But seriously, what did > your comment add to the conversation vs OP answering or no one saying > anything at all? Nothing, literally your comment added nothing and > simply derailed a thread since it has no natural response. You didn't > build on my supposed wrongness to help OP, you simply pointed out > supposed wrongness and left it at that. > > One of the reasons I enjoy the FreeBSD community is that while often > straight-forward, people are often polite and welcoming of those who > have less knowledge and experience, and conversations move forward. > > Let's keep that vibe going. It's a good thing. > > Jim > O.K. op here; This saga is ongoing: Now I have the target machine set up and functional. It has an older installation of FreeBSD. It also has a cd/dvd reader. I check the boot priority in the bois to make sure that the first try would be to boot from the cdrom. I got the blinking cursor, with a secondary blinking cursor above it for about 5 seconds and then it booted into the old system. I have long forgotten the login credentials so used cntrl-alt-del to reboot. When I burned the dvd, I was asked to give it a name. I called it FreeBSDv10.1. Should I have included the extension: I.E. .iso? Or is there some other recommended or necessary naming convention? Or, is this irrelevant, and maybe I do have bad media or the formatting is wrong. Thanks for responses. JK