On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:01:10 -0600 "Teilhard Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.3 in a laptop which I just recently > bought. Problem is that the installation CD wouldn't boot. I have > tried burning several brands of disks and trying them in other > computers and I am now sure is not the media. I even disabled > hyperthreading in the BIOS and nothing. Anyone can offer some advise > about what to do? > > Teilhard. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Hello, If you have set up your BIOS settings properly (to boot from a CD, and then from the disk), and it does not boot, maybe you just burned the ISO as a normal file in the CD. An ISO file is an image of the entire CD (it has a TOC, the bootable part, etc.), and to burn it there should be an option on the burning program (something containing the word "ISO", and a browser to select a file). Check this, if when you burn the cd and you read it you see only the ISO file, it is not right. If you see a lot of directories like 'boot', 'packages', it is fine, and it should boot. Best Regards, Ale _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
