From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 28 20:18:48 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A54D16A420 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:18:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-142-072.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.142.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B26A43D4C for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:18:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p17.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.5/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k1SKIWwd084245; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:18:32 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060228141502.0262f7c8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:18:23 -0600 To: Rene Brehmer , FreeBSD Questions From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <4404AC20.9070701@metalbunny.net> References: <4404AC20.9070701@metalbunny.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Does FreeBSD have problems with SCSI CD-drives ?? 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: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:18:48 -0000 I believe it is more incompatibilities with older BIOS and SCSI BIOS, etc. I have an older MB that won't boot the SCSI CD. This is really problematic as the system will boot the floppies, but cannot after booting, find the boot device. I have to mount the cd and update from the mounted cd. Once I have the system loaded on the hard drive it is fine. I know this is of no help, just letting you know you are not alone. -Derek At 02:01 PM 2/28/2006, Rene Brehmer wrote: >I've got SCSI Plextor CD-drives in my computer (AMD Athlon XP-based), and >ATA harddrives. When I try to install FreeBSD 6.0 booting from the CDs, it >stops with "Error, unable to load kernel". I tried first with 6.0, then >with 5.4. Interestingly the 5.4 installer says "Unable to load matching >kernel". > >I then made the install floppies, and used those to boot from, and then it >installed without a problem. Although the disk slicer did make a few >errors in the partition table, which I had to fix to get Windows to work >properly (did a dual-boot install). > >Just wondering: Does FreeBSD have an issue with SCSI CD-ROM drives, or is >it just the install bootup??? Need some documentation before I can >actually use it for anything, but atleast now I've figured out how to get >it on my harddrive... > > >Rene > >-- >Rene Brehmer >aka Metalbunny > >We have nothing to fear from free speech and free information on the >Internet but pop-up advertising! > >http://metalbunny.net/ >References, tools, and other useful stuff... > >_______________________________________________ >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"