From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 9 17:34:41 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 D1B4E1065670 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:34:41 +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 8511E8FC23 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:34:41 +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 m59HTZDD014310; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 13:29:35 -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 m59HTYpc014309; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 13:29:34 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 13:29:34 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Filippo Moretti Message-ID: <20080609172934.GA14292@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <347326.3314.qm@web46409.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <20080609161422.GF13657@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <484D5B74.6070300@2ainfo.it> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <484D5B74.6070300@2ainfo.it> 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 17:34:42 -0000 On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 06:33:56PM +0200, Filippo Moretti wrote: > 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.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 If the problem is burning on an MS machine, then you have to make sure that the system is not trying to make an ISO out of the file before it burns it. The file is already an ISO and needs to be burned just as it is without any type of conversion. You'll have to check the options for the utility that you are using to burn the CD. ////jerry > > > >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"