From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 12 14:57:59 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B85A16A4BF for ; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:57:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from yeti.host4u.net (yeti.host4u.net [209.150.128.46]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9234343FF5 for ; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:57:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dnobles@dnobles.com) Received: from ACCENTURYBB9JY (raven.cscoe.accenture.com [170.248.32.3]) by yeti.host4u.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h8CLvvo19778 for ; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:57:57 -0500 Message-ID: <031301c37979$22c5d4e0$4de9f8aa@adc> From: "David Nobles" To: Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 17:59:22 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: FreeBSD CDROM Installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:57:59 -0000 Sorry if this doesn't have all the info but I'm brand spanking new at = this. My old hard drive with Win98 died and I just got a new 40GB for my = laptop so I decided to install FreeBSD instead . In trying to install on my Toshiba Satellite 2545XCDT I couldn't get it = to boot the FreeBSD CDROM. I did change the option to boot from = floppy/hd/cdrom to cdrom/floppy/hd. I created the Kernel and MFS floppies per the instructions in my book = (FreeBSD 3rd edition) and it sets up my partition, asks what type of = installation I want (selected Novice). I then tell it the installation = media is CDROM but when it boot it appears to scan the CDROM (led = flashes) but then boots from the hard drive giving me a message that = 0:wd(0,a)/kernel is the default and placing me at the boot: prompts. If = I type ? it lists several items:=20 /var=20 /usr=20 cdrom=20 /=20 plus some others. Anything else I type it just echoes what I type as = 0:wd(0,a)xxxx where xxxx is what I typed followed by the message no = xxxx. Any ideas how to get it to recognize the CDROM or barring that = creating the floppies to get a basic install so I can perhaps boot that = and get the rest from the CDROM Thanks for any help, David