From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 8 01:30:15 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDD13106566C for ; Mon, 8 Jun 2009 01:30:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from crtb@cape.com) Received: from mrelay1.cape.com (mrelay3.cape.com [216.237.97.20]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 957FA8FC16 for ; Mon, 8 Jun 2009 01:30:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from crtb@cape.com) Received: from daisy (209-213-65-25.meganet.net [209.213.65.25]) by mrelay1.cape.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3FBB281E9; Sun, 7 Jun 2009 20:59:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:11:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Bacon X-X-Sender: crtb@daisy.local To: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Chuck Bacon Subject: burncd 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: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:30:16 -0000 I have used burncd to burn both audio and data CDs, the latter almost always a FreeBSD d{oc,isc{1,2,3}} ; but I was stopped for quite a while when trying to burn the recent 7.2-RELEASE DVD iso. After losing three DVD+R blanks to mistakes, I bought a DVD-R pack, and found I could burn a DVD using burncd. HOWEVER, it failed during fixate. I could boot from it, but the new OS said it couldn't mount root! Later attempts to mount the DVD from previous 7.1 also failed. Is there a better tool than burncd? I resorted to using disc1, which worked as always, and then copying the packages collection from the mounted DVD ISO (note the ISO could be mounted, but not the DVD) before sysinstall could drive me crazy with its disc{1,2,3} swapping insanity. BTW I have a DSL connection, 768bps, 89.5Bps on a good day. From ftp10.freebsd.org it took me about 5 hours to get the DVD, plus another 2+ hours for disc1. Beh. Sorry if I'm dissembling. Just that 7.2 has been more headache than previous distros like 7.1, 7.0, 6.3 etc. Mebbe I'll mention some of the problems - like What is HAL, essential to getting X up? Solved, BTW, but no help during sysinstall. Thanks for FreeBSD! I've used it as a retired sysadmin since 386BSD. Chuck Bacon -- crtb@cape.com ABHOR SECRECY -- DEFEND PRIVACY