Chris, You hit the problem right on the head! I tried 5.2Beta and it works! Thanks for your help.
I wonder if it's possible to get the 4.9 ISOs in same format as the 5.x ISO format... --- Chris Pressey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 07:21:56 -0800 (PST) > Anon Nimus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've burned a 4.9 ISO onto a CD-R and it won't boot on > > my Tecra 8000! This CD will boot on another PC but > > just not on this one. Also, the Toshiba CAN and DOES > > boot other CDs. For example, I was able to boot from > > CD and install > > Mandrake 9.2 on the Tecra. So I'm not sure why this > > particular CD won't boot on the Tecra. Any ideas? > > This is a guess, but it's possible that your Tecra doesn't support > "Emulated El Torito" CD booting, which is what 4.x uses. > > You might want to browse through this thread for more info: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg58745.html > > > I don't have a floppy drive so I'm not sure how else > > to install FreeBSD. Can I install FreeBSD from Linux > > (Mandrake 9.2)? Are there any other > > options I should consider? > > If it's not a production server, you could try 5.1 (or 5.2 BETA,) whose > ISO images apparently use "Non-Emulated El Torito" booting. > > -Chris __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"