Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:32:39 -0400 From: Ralph Ellis <ralphellis1@netscape.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing on IBM Z61t Message-ID: <200608212232.39928.ralphellis1@netscape.ca> In-Reply-To: <200608220116.k7M1Gn9q002035@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <200608220116.k7M1Gn9q002035@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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On Monday 21 August 2006 9:16 pm, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > The boot order in BIOS is currently CD, Floppy Hard disk > > > > Most of the IBM laptops have some key that you can hit to get to a > > BIOS boot menu to select your boot device. Maybe it will boot the CD- > > ROM if you select it from there > > Yes. I got in to that OK and checked out the BIOS setup and > actually played with the boot order some - but it didn't seem > to make any difference. It never seems to talk with the CD > during the boot, even with the CD drive first in boot order. > > ////jerry > _______________________________________________ > 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" Possible options Check the online manual with IBM to see if you need to hit any special keys to drop into a boot selection menu. Some IBM laptops had a CD firmware upgrade and a bios upgrade to deal with problems like this. Check out their support website with Levono and see if any of these upgrades apply to this machine. Ralph Ellis
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