Free BSD Release 8.0 not recognizing CD/DVD and usb install media

[djo]

I got the same problem as the threadowner. Booting from external USB-DVD-Drive was no problem, but in sysinstall there was no way to install from usb...
Anyway, i usually prefer to install via nfs. All you have to do is to download the iso, set up a working nfs-server on another pc in lan (i.e. in ubuntu, bsd, etc.), mount the iso there, export it and boot from there. I think it is also possible via vm (means that you are running *nix with nfs-server on win). Other options are http or ftp. but nfs is easier to do

 

[MorgothV8]

My BSD always boots from DVD and DONT recognizes CD/DVD if medium wasn't properly fixated - which is a cese in 80% of my burncd's sessions
If I burn DVD on M$ it is recognized OK , the same was yesterday with 8.0-RELEASE amd64

 

[Jacky_z_Cao]

There is a easy way to solve this problem. just rescan the media in option

 

[DutchDaemon]

This thread has been dead for fifteen months and marked [Solved]. Not much reason to add to it.

 

[Jacky_z_Cao]

Sorry to bother, but this is the first post when I googled relative issues. So I think it is still important to update it.