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Subject: Re: installing 6.2 from external USB DVD-ROM drive
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More details:

I am able to boot and get to the installation utility but when I go to 
"choose installation media" and choose "CD/DVD" the response is "No 
CD/DVD devices found!"

what can I do about this?

Cheers,

Noah


Noah wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> is there a way to install FreeBSD from an external USB DVD-ROM drive?
> I am at a loss of how to do it.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Noah
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