Jay O'Brien wrote: > Matthew T. Lager wrote: > > >>Did you be sure you were downloading the .iso in binary format? If your >>FTP client was transferring at ASCII, that would be your prob... >> >>Matt L >> >> >> >>>I have successfully burned iso CDs from FreeBSD files, so I know >>>my process for burning the CDs works. >>> >>>I burned Release 5.3's bootonly.iso file to a CD. When I put that >>>CD back into my Windows machine that burned it, it is recognized >>>as a blank CD. >>> >>>When I put that CD into my FreeBSD computer that was built from >>>FreeBSD iso CDs, it doesn't work, as if it were a blank CD. >>> >>>What am I missing? >>> >>>Jay O'Brien >>> >>>PS.. I did try it a second time, just in case I had a bad blank CD. >>> > > > > I downloaded this file exactly as I did the other iso images that I > successfully burned and used. I'll download it again. >
Downloaded again, and checksum ok again. I burned it on a different computer, and now I see an iso image in windows. The new CD works, and boots me into the install menu. I sure don't know what was wrong with the other two CDs I burned, but this one works. Now to find out I can use it for! Jay O'Brien _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"