Device not present issue

I'm trying to install to my usb hdd and every time i boot with the usb in it shows up at first but later I get the error
Code:
Attempt to query device size failed; medium not present
I looked it up and found it's because there isn't a long enough delay for it to get recognized fully. How can I set it to have the setup program in the cd wait longer? or is it impossible?
 
Code:
"Attempt to query device size failed; medium not present".

On what device do you get this error? And exactly when?

It sounds like a normal boot message when there's no CD/DVD in the drive.
 
SirDice said:
On what device do you get this error? And exactly when?

It sounds like a normal boot message when there's no CD/DVD in the drive.

whoops... i missed part of it. it said "da0:" then the error message. seems to me it's not reading my usb hdd when loading the cd.
 
i just noticed it says cd open when presenting the fbsd boot options.
i just ran chkdsk on my (internal) hdd because there was an issue and i couldn't resize it. Could that issue have caused the problem?
 
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