From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 9 17:00:57 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 B5155106567C for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:00:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from d.hill@yournetplus.com) Received: from duane.dbq.yournetplus.com (duane.dbq.yournetplus.com [65.124.230.214]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E6DE8FC0C for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:00:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from d.hill@yournetplus.com) Received: by duane.dbq.yournetplus.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 8474927E46D; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:00:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by duane.dbq.yournetplus.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8210E27E46A for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:00:56 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:00:56 +0000 (UTC) From: D Hill X-X-Sender: d.hill@duane.dbq.yournetplus.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <484D5B74.6070300@2ainfo.it> Message-ID: References: <347326.3314.qm@web46409.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <20080609161422.GF13657@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <484D5B74.6070300@2ainfo.it> User-Agent: Alpine 1.10 (BSF 962 2008-03-14) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 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 17:00:57 -0000 On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 at 18:33 +0200, gunnut@2ainfo.it confabulated: > Jerry McAllister ha scritto: >> 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 got the same problem,very likely you have burned the iso file on a window > machine. Likely you have burned the iso file on a windows machine? I use both Roxio and Nero and have NEVER had any issues. Both will automatically set up correctly to burn the contents of the ISO just by double-clicking on the ISO image. >I gave up. > If you have a floppy drive make the boot floppy as explained on the handbook > ,and then install > via ftp. > sincerely > Filippo >> >> 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" >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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" >