Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 23:27:45 +0200 From: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to install FreeBSD-11.0-i386 on a elderly desktop Message-ID: <d36e0553-d7ce-fab6-8508-2d2eadb8e5ad@intersonic.se> In-Reply-To: <57a5b556523a58a08e75e14f1485e8e2.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> References: <57a5b556523a58a08e75e14f1485e8e2.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca>
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On 2017-04-20 23:11, James B. Byrne wrote: > I am trying to install FreeBSD-11.0 on a older model HP Compaq DC7700S > desktop. I downloaded FreeBSD-11.0-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.iso, ran > sha256sum and verified the image and then created a bootable DVD from > the downloaded iso. > > I put this into the DVD drive of the unit and booted. it initially > brought up the boot menu and I proceeded through the install process > selecting guided zfs for the filesystem. However, half way through the > transfer of kernel.txz I began to receive media errors. I also began > to see the message cdrom error 5 unretryable. > > After several retries with new media I now cannot get the cdrom boot > menu to display at all. What i get instead is a message on the > console that 'Can't find boot/zfsloader' followed by: > > FreeBSD/x86 boot > Default: zroot/ROOT/default:/boot/kernel/kernel > boot: > \ > Can't find /boot/kernel/kernel First thing I would have done is to clean the laser lens in the cd drive... Cheers, //per
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