Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:11:19 -0600 From: James <jamesh@lanl.gov> To: Siraj Shaikh <siraj.shaikh@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation problems Message-ID: <1191431479.13322.26.camel@secretariat.lanl.gov> In-Reply-To: <3b2ddd940710030941o284bfbfcm72200bd774dcff0d@mail.gmail.com> References: <3b2ddd940710030941o284bfbfcm72200bd774dcff0d@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Siraj, the first place to start looking is undoubtedly the CD itself. First, checksum your .iso image. If this passes, burn to a new CD and try again. Cheaper CD-R cds tend to have a lot of quality issues. James On Wed, 2007-10-03 at 17:41 +0100, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > I am new to FreeBSD, and am trying to install it. I have tried to > installa on two separate machines, one a shuttlex xpc, and another an > IBM laptop. Both times, I proceed, create the partitions and then get > this message "Unable to transfer the ... distribution from acd0".... > and finally says "Unable to transfer all components of the kernels > distribution...." > > I am installing it from a FreebSD 6.2 iso image burnt on a CD. Is > there a problem with the CD? > > Any help on this would be great. Thanks > > Siraj > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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