Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 08:03:06 -0400 From: "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com> To: "Justin" <magic176@yahoo.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: ISO problem? Message-ID: <HLEDJBJKDDPDJBMGCLPPCEGJCEAA.otterr@telocity.com> In-Reply-To: <20000929203702.Z27736@fw.wintelcom.net>
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}-----Original Message----- }From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG }[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Alfred }Perlstein }Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 11:37 PM }To: Justin }Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG }Subject: ISO problem? } } }* Justin <magic176@yahoo.com> [000929 19:41] wrote: }> hi, i recently downloaded free bsd 4.1 in iso for from }ftp9 twice, each time }> i burned it to cdr, checked to makes sure it was okay and }attempted to boot }> from cdrom. both times it's failed. is the file from the }ftp site corrupt or }> am i doing something wrong? } }Sometimes FreeBSD doesn't like a computer and sometimes it's }vice versa, }I would try using a boot floppy, you should still be able to use the }cdrom instead of downloading. } }-- }-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] }"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." } Let's not forget to make sure that the BIOS on your machine allows you to boot from CDROM (you'll need to set it to do so, if possible). Also, as Alfred stated above, if all else fails, just make the boot floppies and tell it to look to the CD for installation files. That will keep you from downloading it again. -Otter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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