Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:58:17 +0200 From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=EDa?=" <fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com> To: "Aryeh Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Install problems with CD Message-ID: <1bd550a00709290258x317776b3jd7757a173434346d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <bef9a7920709281627g17087edbg6dac49be64ce8a51@mail.gmail.com> References: <1bd550a00709281558j1c1e9d91u79aa313e924a7dae@mail.gmail.com> <bef9a7920709281610q3de9abfcq632b7fcffea2e43a@mail.gmail.com> <1bd550a00709281612p1146fa24s4944551c449fbb7a@mail.gmail.com> <bef9a7920709281627g17087edbg6dac49be64ce8a51@mail.gmail.com>
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On 9/29/07, Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote: > Depends on the distro (some have broken drivers in the install some > don't... no matter what you will probally want to look at doing a > cvsup upgrade to a newer version once you have installed it [see the > handbook for details]). OK, Many thanks > > --Aryeh > > On 9/28/07, Fernando Apestegu=EDa <fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 9/29/07, Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote: > > > If I remember right this is a known issue with some older distro CD's > > > (the boot code doesn't need any kind of software driver for the CD bu= t > > > the install code does)... I suggest either using a newer version like > > > 6.2 or using the install from network option for install medium. > > > > OK, > > > > But after the installation, will FreeBSD detect my DVD drive? > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > --Aryeh > > > > > > On 9/28/07, Fernando Apestegu=EDa <fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com> wro= te: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > This is my very first post in this list, so I beg for your patience= :) > > > > > > > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.1 on an IBM Netfinity 5000. I have = the > > > > two CD's set. > > > > The machine uses a IDE DVD drive, and 5 SCSI disks. > > > > > > > > I boot the machine and the CD starts to boot. I select the FreeBSD > > > > normal booting. Everything seems to be fine. I can see the messages > > > > about the detected devices (BIOS CDROM is cd0 and so on...) > > > > > > > > I start the installation, The disks are detected, I set up my > > > > partitions and then I select the CD/DVD media installation... and t= hen > > > > I get a No CD/DVD drive is present. > > > > > > > > The drive is working in terms of hardware (I can run several live C= D > > > > linux distros for example) and then access the CD as usual. How is = it > > > > possible that after booting with FreeBSD the sysinstall (?) program > > > > doesn't detect the cd? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@fre= ebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > >
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