Newbie install goes well until...

[Stewart Yaxley]

reading comprehension...thanks.


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>"Stewart Yaxley" <stewart_yaxley at hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > I am installing FreeBSD 5.2.1 on an AMD 64 3000+, w/ 512Meg RAM.
> >
> > Booting from CDROM with the Boot CD (pulled from the FTP site as an
> > ISO image, burned in Win XP).
> >
> > All the necessary hardware is detected without errors, I am able to
> > get as far as partioning my drives (setup root, swap, /var, /usr) and
> > choose to install "All" from the "Choose Distribution" screen.
> >
> > The installation starts -- but the Boot CD returns an error "Unable to
> > find a /dist/cdrom.inf file", and indicates that it is unable to
> > continue with the install.
> >
> > The Mini-install has the /dist/cdrom.inf file, but shortly after
> > install starts I receive a "Either this is not a Free-BSD disc, there
> > is a problem with the CDROM driver or something is wrong with the
> > hardware.  Please fix this problem (check the console logs on VTY2)
> > and try again."
> >
> > I am unable to access/eject the CD drive once these errors occur
> > (CDROM drive goes dead).  My CDROM is a Creative 52x CD5220 (occording
> > to the Bios) and is correctly recognized by the installer.
> >
> > How do I check the console logs on VTY2? (or have I obtained a bad iso 
>set?)
>
>According to the Handbook, alt-F2.

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