Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:59:07 -0600 From: Benjamin Sher <delphi123@zebra.net> Cc: miguel@anjos.strangled.net, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Setup and Boot Sequence Issues Revisited Message-ID: <440E1E4B.2050408@zebra.net> In-Reply-To: <440E11F2.3070708@zebra.net> References: <440E11F2.3070708@zebra.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Dear friends: Sorry to report that the issue may be more complicated. 1) I played around with the $15 Micro keyboard that successfully allowed access to my Setup. I set the boot sequence for the CD Rom and inserted my Win XP Pro OS CD. I then saved the settings and let it boot. It brought up the line about booting from the CD. So, I clicked hoping that this would allow me to bring up the WinXP CD. Instead, I got the same "Click on F1 to retry Setup or Click on F12 for boot menu." When I clicked on these options, I ended up in a loop. 2) I have a DVD player drive (for movies, etc) that is listed as one of the drives (listed as "OFF", volume=Unknown). Options when clicking on it: OFF or n/a. Unfortunately, the boot sequence lists only three options: Floppy, Hard Disk, IDE CD ROM. But NOT the DVD drive. I was considering buying the latest Linux Format magazine with the FreeBSD DVD, but now it seems that, due to the restrictions of my BIOS, I will not be able to install anything from this DVD into my second hard drive. Is that true? Thank you all so much. Benjamin
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?440E1E4B.2050408>