Your cd burner software should have an option to create a cd from an image. This is different than just copying files to a bland cd-rom. Look in the 'File' drop-down menu.
Don't feel bad - I made the same mistake and posted the same question on this board about two years ago. P.S. Google is your best friend when researching FreeBSD issues. HTH Jim C. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Schromm > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 5:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: I downloaded everything to no avail! ISO's fail to burn > > Hi everyone, I am not sure how this works or if I will ever get feedback. > Anyway I just discovered FreeBSD yesterday. I read all about it and I am > excited to intrigue myself with this new pc adventure. Sounds great and I > will learn something about code at the same time. I feel it had a kind of > old school feeling to it, at the same time cutting edge technology. I am a > believer in it's viability over Microsofts Windows. They love to hide > information from us not inform us. > > The reason I am writing. I downloaded the 5.2.1 IS0's. I burned the boot > disk successfully it seems. But I tried to burn the first big ISO file and > it failed to burn. Some type of burn error following the track or > something. Then I tried that other download that isn't the ISO but the > regular files. That wouldn't do anything either. It burned but I can't > instal it. That doesn't boot. Or install in anyway. > > I am wondering if FreeBSD is actually free or is this a way to get us to > order the retail box lol. I don't want to feel that way. Yestersay I was > so excited about this. I hope you can enlighten me some. > > Thanks a lot, > Jerry Schromm > Corning, California > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.718 / Virus Database: 474 - Release Date: 7/9/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.718 / Virus Database: 474 - Release Date: 7/9/2004 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
