From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 9 16:19:22 2008 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 961BB1065676 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 16:19:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6384B8FC25 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 16:19:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m59GEM6x014079; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:14:22 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id m59GEM0N014078; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:14:22 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:14:22 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Huu Daud Message-ID: <20080609161422.GF13657@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <347326.3314.qm@web46409.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <347326.3314.qm@web46409.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing freeBSD 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: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:19:22 -0000 On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 08:24:13AM -0700, Huu Daud wrote: > Hello, > Greetings, > Iam new to this forum and to the Unix. My interest is to install and > configure freeBSD on my desktop computer.I have downloaded the iso for i386. > and burn on the CD and DVD.My problem is when I boot from the CD or DVD , > it didnt send me to the screen for selection options as it is shown on the > web. Instead, it sends me to the A drive prompt(DOS).Is it possible to > install from the DOS?.How then. I am having a little trouble picturing what you got. It doesn't sound like something I have seen when booting from a CD. First, is there something in your floppy drive? If so, take it out. Second, your BIOS boot sequence should be: Floppy, CD, hard disk If it doesn't happen to have the CD in the BIOS sequence, then put it there. When you start to boot from the CD, then just let it continue. It might put up a boot menu, but you should be able to just wait and take the default. Past that, there should be no other prompt or menu after that besides install selection stuff. ////jerry > Thank you for your help > huu > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"