If it's skipping the DVD and booting from disk - but not consistently - I suspect that the machine BIOS isn't noticing the USB drive fast enough that it boots from it instead of the disk. That's a hardware problem, not a DragonFly problem. I have installed from USB disc drive before. My only guess is maybe trying a different port to see if that makes a difference, but that's just a wild guess.
On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Jasse Jansson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. > > I have tried to install the latest stable (3.4.?) on a computer using an > external USB DVD writer. > I'm not very successful. > It only booted once, and the rest of my retried resulted in a windows boot > screen (that what's on the disk already. > > I have the latest BIOS already. > This puny little home server is mounted in an old 19" case so there is no > room for an internal drive, and I rather save the 6 sata ports for hd's. > > Well, it's the first time I try to install anything using this motherboard > but I want to know if there's known problems installing from external media. >
