4.9 install CD won't boot on Toshiba Tecra 8000

[Anon Nimus]

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 <cpressey at catseye.mine.nu> wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 07:21:56 -0800 (PST)
> Anon Nimus <anonmanshun at yahoo.com> 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/freebsd-stable@freebsd.org/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


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