Re: 4.10 Install failure.

2004-08-16 Thread W. D.
At 10:43 8/16/2004, Tyler Parrott, wrote:
>Yeah, right after I sent that email I read about the image already
>being bootable.  I supposed I should do my homework before making my
>posts:)
>
>Anyways, the image is burnt correctly, so I'm back to where I started
>with no idea how to move forward...
>
>On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:36:47 -0400 (EDT), Jerry McAllister
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > 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!
>> 
>> The CD image that you download from the FreeBSD site is already a
>> bootable ISO.   It needs to be written to the CD as a raw file and
>> not converted or processed in any way.  It should not be put in a
>> file system on the CD or processed to be bootable, or etc.   It is
>> already a complete CD image.
>> 
>> jerry

Try your 4.10 CD on a different computer?  Burn a 4.9 CD?

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Re: 4.10 Install failure.

2004-08-16 Thread Tyler Parrott
Thanks for all the advice, it is much appreciated.  I'll give the
floppies a try.

That error that you pasted is pretty much exactly what I get, although
I'm not sure whether or not the register values are the same:)

Again, I'll try with the floppies:)

Thanks!

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:46:05 -0700 (PDT), K. Greenwood
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> --- Tyler Parrott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Yeah, right after I sent that email I read about the
> > image already
> > being bootable.  I supposed I should do my homework
> > before making my
> > posts:)
> >
> > Anyways, the image is burnt correctly, so I'm back
> > to where I started
> > with no idea how to move forward...
> 
>  unable to boot from cd>
> 
> First off, I have never pretended to know what I am
> talking about... I am just a random subscriber.  Take
> what I say with a grain of salt.
> 
> That being out of the way, a quick little comment.
> 
> You previously mentioned you had a compaq evo (?).
> Have you tried making bootable floppies and trying
> them?
> 
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-pre.html#INSTALL-FLOPPIES
> 
> Also, have you tried experimenting with your bios
> settings?  Perhaps Advanced, Device options?
> Specifically the ACPI settings... (I kinda doubt this
> will have any effect, however).
> 
> Was the error similar to the following? (after loading
> bootstrap loader)
> 
> |
> int=000d  err=  efl=00030246  eip=3034
> eax=205d  ebx=0004  ecx=2000  edx=288c
> esi=08d5  edi=0006290c  ebp=1538  esp=1502
> cs=f000  ds=ee00  es=ee00  fs=  gs=  ss=ee00
> cs:eip=0f 20 dd 81 e5 00 f0 0f-20 c2 0f 01 e0 a8 01 75
>08 80 e2 fe e8 53 ff eb-21 0f 20 e0 a9 30 00 75
> ss:esp=0c 29 06 00 d5 08 00 00-38 15 00 00 22 15 00 00
>04 00 00 00 8c 28 00 00-04 00 00 00 5d 28 00 00
> BTX halted
> 
> Hopefully someone who knows more than I (accounts for
> pretty much everyone on this list...) comprehends what
> this means.  I'm without clue.
> 
> Hth, and good luck.
> 
> 
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Re: 4.10 Install failure.

2004-08-16 Thread K. Greenwood

--- Tyler Parrott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Yeah, right after I sent that email I read about the
> image already
> being bootable.  I supposed I should do my homework
> before making my
> posts:)
> 
> Anyways, the image is burnt correctly, so I'm back
> to where I started
> with no idea how to move forward...



First off, I have never pretended to know what I am
talking about... I am just a random subscriber.  Take
what I say with a grain of salt.

That being out of the way, a quick little comment.

You previously mentioned you had a compaq evo (?). 
Have you tried making bootable floppies and trying
them?

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-pre.html#INSTALL-FLOPPIES

Also, have you tried experimenting with your bios
settings?  Perhaps Advanced, Device options? 
Specifically the ACPI settings... (I kinda doubt this
will have any effect, however).

Was the error similar to the following? (after loading
bootstrap loader)


|
int=000d  err=  efl=00030246  eip=3034
eax=205d  ebx=0004  ecx=2000  edx=288c
esi=08d5  edi=0006290c  ebp=1538  esp=1502
cs=f000  ds=ee00  es=ee00  fs=  gs=  ss=ee00
cs:eip=0f 20 dd 81 e5 00 f0 0f-20 c2 0f 01 e0 a8 01 75
   08 80 e2 fe e8 53 ff eb-21 0f 20 e0 a9 30 00 75
ss:esp=0c 29 06 00 d5 08 00 00-38 15 00 00 22 15 00 00
   04 00 00 00 8c 28 00 00-04 00 00 00 5d 28 00 00
BTX halted


Hopefully someone who knows more than I (accounts for 
pretty much everyone on this list...) comprehends what
this means.  I'm without clue.

Hth, and good luck.




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Re: 4.10 Install failure.

2004-08-16 Thread Tyler Parrott
Yeah, right after I sent that email I read about the image already
being bootable.  I supposed I should do my homework before making my
posts:)

Anyways, the image is burnt correctly, so I'm back to where I started
with no idea how to move forward...

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:36:47 -0400 (EDT), Jerry McAllister
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > 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!
> 
> The CD image that you download from the FreeBSD site is already a
> bootable ISO.   It needs to be written to the CD as a raw file and
> not converted or processed in any way.  It should not be put in a
> file system on the CD or processed to be bootable, or etc.   It is
> already a complete CD image.
> 
> jerry
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > 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
> > >
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Re: 4.10 Install failure.

2004-08-16 Thread Jerry McAllister
> 
> 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!

The CD image that you download from the FreeBSD site is already a
bootable ISO.   It needs to be written to the CD as a raw file and
not converted or processed in any way.  It should not be put in a
file system on the CD or processed to be bootable, or etc.   It is 
already a complete CD image.

jerry

> 
> 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
> > 
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Re: 4.10 Install failure.

2004-08-16 Thread Tyler Parrott
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
> 
> 
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RE: 4.10 Install failure.

2004-08-16 Thread Ralph Hempel

> > > 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
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Re: 4.10 Install failure.

2004-08-16 Thread Tyler Parrott
Hey Guys,

The CD's both have valid data structures (i.e. directories, etc...).
I'm positive that I burnt the image correctly, as it's not just an
.ISO file and the checksums check out correctly.

I checked for the options in the BIOD but they're not there.  The BIOS
is "Compaq Computer Corporation Setup Ultility"

Any other ideas as to what I might try?

Thanks
Tyler

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:57:24 +0800, Peter Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> 
> > > Hey All,
> > >
> > > 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> (This was pretty useful because the floppy drive in the PC
> was unusable)
> 
> Hope this helps
> Peter
> 
>
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RE: 4.10 Install failure.

2004-08-16 Thread Peter Ryan
 

> > Hey All,
> >
> > 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.

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.  

(This was pretty useful because the floppy drive in the PC
was unusable)

Hope this helps
Peter


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RE: 4.10 Install failure.

2004-08-16 Thread JJB
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> Hey All,
>
> 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.
>
> For example:  AL:.   AH:.
AX:..
> EAX: etc.
>
> I have made another CD from the same image and the same thing
happens.
>  I have a Compaq Eco PC, with a 2.0 GHz PIV processor, 256MB Ram,
> 40gig HDD, etc...
>
> Any suggestions on what I could try to remedy this?
>
> Thanks
> Tyler

If your burned cd has just the single .iso file on it them you did
not burn it correctly to cdrom. Your cdrom burn software has to be
.iso aware. Meaning it has to know that the .iso file is a
compresses single file that has to be uncompressed as its written
out to cdrom. Your bootable cdrom should look like a data cd with
many directories loaded with many files.

If your cd is ok per the above, then you may be using a newer PC
which has more ms/windows Bios options. Turn off PNP and OS bios
options.





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4.10 Install failure.

2004-08-16 Thread Tyler Parrott
Hey All, 

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.

For example:  AL:.   AH:.  AX:..
EAX: etc.

I have made another CD from the same image and the same thing happens.
 I have a Compaq Eco PC, with a 2.0 GHz PIV processor, 256MB Ram,
40gig HDD, etc...

Any suggestions on what I could try to remedy this?

Thanks
Tyler
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