From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 30 10:56:57 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9916F10656A3 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:56:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olivermahmoudi@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f227.google.com (mail-fx0-f227.google.com [209.85.220.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DC8E8FC29 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:56:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm27 with SMTP id 27so11404392fxm.3 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:56:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=tlNCM0I6v7qCd5Xvi2w10SXASsI9NqG/tWszGiYZLik=; b=UEf7NjCai7zYufV+O/sDbCPVj5jxQrShbRm2PLvOb7Xa5FLSXfpWlAdvK+ufgHINqR sB2bBlKS2sZyV6asNnLiUvSCFR20OvuUnGhcrPJNObS5/URfr2u0qBPwz006X0DyMpyD spZYJ+a52YlRVHe/AHrctfs0VH26TItEyexPs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=GXts/Q+IdGFCznA0hHlaoWxGpKKz0CQ2Zb3h5U5chOOTmO7riXzDembqypPqJHxTdY gPipxtVHJX3FeXZ2qVP/N1XbEymeJ7LBi+jme3IHtur+BAMfx33J3RvFe4rcrkUVdFDU Ol0mk+asAAbq4aPI7X+j2qx/R0xRgafLO2Tqw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.132.203 with SMTP id 11mr2027065hbs.84.1262168788888; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:26:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <13a413d60912300127l526feb50q4194f42c40098096@mail.gmail.com> References: <13a413d60912300127l526feb50q4194f42c40098096@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:26:28 +0100 Message-ID: <6b4b2d2c0912300226k48371f53i57bcc66c1323b4d1@mail.gmail.com> From: Oliver Mahmoudi To: Roger Agraviador Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I need help on installation 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: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:56:57 -0000 now that I try to boot from a Free BSD CD (7.2 release) the Intel chip gives me an error message that the system boot failed and asks me to insert a system disk which I do not have - are you sure that you have burned the 1st CD as a bootable ISO image? - have you checked the boot sequence in your BIOS and labeled to try your CD drive before your HD? - what type of an Intel chip is it? Do I have to install a boot loader like GRUB2? - actually this shouldn't be necessary since the 1st FBSD CD is bootable Oliver