misc/152874: 8.1 install fails where 7.3 works due to lack of
choice of CD drive
jhell
jhell at DataIX.net
Tue Dec 7 02:10:11 UTC 2010
The following reply was made to PR misc/152874; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: jhell <jhell at DataIX.net>
To: Pete French <petefrench at ticketswitch.com>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: misc/152874: 8.1 install fails where 7.3 works due to lack of
choice of CD drive
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:01:20 -0500
On 12/06/2010 18:33, Pete French wrote:
>> Fix:
> Workaround is to install 7.3 and then upgrade to 8.1, but it is
> not ideal.
>
>
Or boot into your BIOS and change one of the CDROM/DVD drives to an off
state so its not picked up by the install.
Given this is still a problem but at least you have two workarounds.
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jhell,v
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