Hello World,
after 5 years of running Linux, I'm now ready to start with FreeBSD. So I downloaded the 3 ISO-Images and burnt them to a common CD without errors.
They just won't boot. It seems the system (BIOS) just ignores the CD being inserted, althought the boot-priority in the BIOS is definately correct. The FreeBSD-CD does definately not even start.
This only happens with the FreeBSD-CD, but not with every other Live-CD containing Linux. Just before, I backuped my data with Fedora 11 Live-CD, which worked just fine.
With the help of a friend I already tried the following:
- Burn the CDs again, no success
- Make a VM (VMware) and connect the ISO as Virtual-Device: SUCCESS!!
- Make a VM (VMware) and connect the REAL IDE-CD-Device "directly": SUCCESS!!
- Plug off the hard discs and try booting: "Disk Boot Failure. Insert System Disk And Press Enter"
My Windows is able to read the whole disc without problems.
My friend also found this site. I tried not all possibilies yet.
I also found a site I cant remember, which told me, the CD-Drive has to be jumpered as master, which it is.
My PC was bought in 2002, but has now newer hardware in it. The CD-Drive is a common DVD-Burner with whom I also burnt these CDs.
I cant figure out why the VM and the Linux Live-CDs work fine without any problems, but my system does not when it comes to FreeBSD.
Can you help me? It does not seem to me that it's a hardware-issue; seems like a FreeBSD specific problem.
Do you need any more info about my system?
Thanks
xola
after 5 years of running Linux, I'm now ready to start with FreeBSD. So I downloaded the 3 ISO-Images and burnt them to a common CD without errors.
They just won't boot. It seems the system (BIOS) just ignores the CD being inserted, althought the boot-priority in the BIOS is definately correct. The FreeBSD-CD does definately not even start.
This only happens with the FreeBSD-CD, but not with every other Live-CD containing Linux. Just before, I backuped my data with Fedora 11 Live-CD, which worked just fine.
With the help of a friend I already tried the following:
- Burn the CDs again, no success
- Make a VM (VMware) and connect the ISO as Virtual-Device: SUCCESS!!
- Make a VM (VMware) and connect the REAL IDE-CD-Device "directly": SUCCESS!!
- Plug off the hard discs and try booting: "Disk Boot Failure. Insert System Disk And Press Enter"
My Windows is able to read the whole disc without problems.
My friend also found this site. I tried not all possibilies yet.
I also found a site I cant remember, which told me, the CD-Drive has to be jumpered as master, which it is.
My PC was bought in 2002, but has now newer hardware in it. The CD-Drive is a common DVD-Burner with whom I also burnt these CDs.
I cant figure out why the VM and the Linux Live-CDs work fine without any problems, but my system does not when it comes to FreeBSD.
Can you help me? It does not seem to me that it's a hardware-issue; seems like a FreeBSD specific problem.
Do you need any more info about my system?
Thanks
xola