Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:38:07 +0200 From: Nikola Lecic <nlecic@EUnet.yu> To: <lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation Disc Won't Boot Message-ID: <200708241842.l7OIgxQO026723@smtpclu-2.EUnet.yu> In-Reply-To: <BAY105-F36A7B04E6275D0B851EC3B83D70@phx.gbl> References: <BAY105-F36A7B04E6275D0B851EC3B83D70@phx.gbl>
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On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:49:30 +0000 <lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca> wrote: >=20 > Hi, >=20 > I am unable to boot from 6.2-RELEASE i386-disc1.iso. I have > downloaded it and burned it three times without success. >=20 > I am currently running Win98SE and FreeBSD 5.4 on a dual boot. I > had decided to reformat my hard drives so I reinstalled Win98SE and > would like to install FreeBSD 6.2. I downloaded the disc 1 iso image > and burned it to a disc in Win98. I had to boot from my CDrom to > reinstall Win98 so I know that my boot priority is correct and > that my CDrom is working properly. I looked at the burned cd with the > 6.2-RELEASE i386-disc1.iso file on it in FreeBSD 5.4 and everything > appears to be there, including a folder called 'boot'. But I just > can't seem to boot from it. >=20 > 1. Is there something simple I'm missing? > 2. Should I just try downloading (it takes four hours) and burning > more copies again? (I've already done it three times...) > 3. Is the fact that I'm burning it in Win98 a problem? > 4. Is there anything I can do in FreeBSD 5.4 to see if the file is > corrupted? Larry, Is there any error message, such as "Read Error: 0x..., Could not find Primary Volume Descriptor"? Nikola Le=C4=8Di=C4=87
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