Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 14:38:06 -0700 From: Jeffry Killen <jekillen@prodigy.net> To: James Keener <jim@jimkeener.com> Cc: jd1008 <jd1008@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Downloaded dvd1.iso and burned to dvd but ? Message-ID: <6A12BC82-4DB2-470D-8974-DFAF94F7B742@prodigy.net> In-Reply-To: <55565537.6080103@jimkeener.com> References: <98A0F436-11CE-4142-B137-B40BDB410A30@prodigy.net> <55564187.1010008@jimkeener.com> <5556517D.7010900@gmail.com> <55565537.6080103@jimkeener.com>
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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
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