7.0BETA4 cannot install. acd0: TIMEOUT - READ_BIG retrying (1 retry left)

2007-12-08 Thread Robert Gray
I've tried to install both 7.0-BETA4-i386-bootonly.iso and 7.0-BETA4-i386-disc1.iso on a Dell Optiplex 745, Model# DCTR with acd0: CDROM at ata3-master UDMA33 The booting doesn't get past the acd0: TIMEOUT - READ_BIG retrying error. 6.2 installs fine. Any ideas on what to try? Thanks rober

Re: 7.0BETA4 cannot install. acd0: TIMEOUT - READ_BIG retrying (1 retry left)

2007-12-09 Thread Robert Gray
"Julian H. Stacey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:35:20 +0100 says: >Robert Gray wrote: >> I've tried to install both >> 7.0-BETA4-i386-bootonly.iso and >> 7.0-BETA4-i386-disc1.iso >> >> on a Dell Optiplex 745, Model# DCTR wit

Re: FreeBSD vs Region Code DVDs

2007-05-03 Thread Robert Gray
>I had an issue with ripping some DVD's to my laptop before a trip I made >(note: no distribution occurred (for the lawyers :))). I wanted to >just use dd to do it, but dd would fail after a small amount of data was >read. If I first played a little of the DVD with mplayer, then dd would >work a

FreeBSD 6.0-BETA3 panic: vm_fault

2005-08-31 Thread Robert Gray
I have a low end DELL Lattitude that has been successfully running 5.4-RELEASE. I have tried loading 6.0-BETA3 three times and it panics every time early while loading the Minimal system. Does anyone else see this? (I haven't ruled out a disk problem) Hand transcribed from the screen: panic: v

4.5 RC1 testing, Linux compatability

2002-01-09 Thread Robert Gray
I did a fresh, Standard install of 4.5 RC1, selecting kernel sources with X11. The basic install seemed fine. But when I attempted "Would you like to enable Linux binary compatibility?", The GUI screen said "Add of package linux_base-6.1 aborted, error 1 - Please check the debug screen fo