FreeBSD 5.1 Installation Problem

mess-mate messmate at tiscali.fr
Mon Sep 8 12:38:03 PDT 2003


IMHO, simply repeat the operation ( selecting the cdrom)
mess-mate

On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 19:48:18 +0200
"Reinhart Steyaert" <reinhart_steyaert at hotmail.com> wrote:

| Hi,
| 
| I want to install FreeBSD 5.1 but have the following problem: during the 
| installation, you have to choose "Installation Media." I choose the first 
| option, 'install from a CD/DVD', but get the message "Cannot find CD/DVD 
| devices..." (or something like that). But I can boot from the CD (it's a 
| Mitsumi ATAPI CD-ROM, not a DVD). The module cd9660 seems to be loaded. When 
| I choose "Floppy..." in the Installation Media menu, I also get the message 
| "Cannot find floppy devices..." So, FreeBSD recognizes the CD-ROM drive, but 
| it seems to forget those devices at a certain point. I was able, years ago, 
| to install FreeBSD 3.2.
| 
| Wattoodoo?
| 
| -R.
| 
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