After reading that, I think it might be possible that I burnt the images correctly, but I simply did not make the CD's bootable. I was using k3b to burn the images, but I might just have a go at it with Nero. Thanks!
On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:23:08 -0400, Ralph Hempel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I am havign some trouble installing FreeBSD 4.10 on my PC. I > > > > downloaded an ISO image (and verified the checksum) from the > > > Canadian > > > > FreeBSD FTP site. After burning the image to CD, I checked the > > > > checksums, which were the same. > > > > > > > > When I put the CD in the drive and attempt to boot from it, I just > > > get > > > > a register dump and the computer halts. > > > > > > I have just got over a similar painful learning experience. > > I made a dumb mistake that might help you. I first just burnt the > > ISO file to a CD like I would any other file. (I had no idea what > > an ISO image was :)) > > > > After i discovered that you need special software to burn > > an ISO image, I downloaded the trial version of UltraISO > > software. It wanted to use Nero Burning ROM to actually > > do the burn. Once I had these 2 bits of software installed, > > I could actually use the CD's I burnt. > > Unless you have a crippled version of Nero, it will let you burn > ISO images. You don't need UltraISO. Just cancel the stupid > wizard at startup and choose File/BurnImage from the main > Nero window. > > > I also burnt CD's of the 2 flp images. I happened to use Sonic > > Record Now to do that, and there was a button I could press > > that read the flp image and created a bootable CD. > > Also unnecessary. Nero lets you choose CDROM(boot) if you select > File/New from the main menu. Just point it to the floppy image > you want to burn and you are good to go. > > Ralph > > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
