Login or Register to Ask a Question and Join Our Community


UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

booting from CD-ROM

 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers booting from CD-ROM
# 1  
Old 05-16-2002
Question booting from CD-ROM
I recently decided to install FreeBSD on an old 486 PC. I downloaded the iso and burnt it on my other computer. After that I went into the BIOS on the 486 to set the CD as my primary boot device.. but strangely there's no such option Smilie
And when i boot the machine the floppy drive makes some noise and i get an error message so no luck in booting from the CD.

Is there another way to boot from the CD? I have a Linux-on-a-floppy-distro laying here (HAL91), can I boot the CD-ROM in HAL91 ?

Thanks in advance
Smilie

System information:
Compaq Presario 486 @ 66MHz
12 MB RAM
425 MB hard drive
4x CDROM
No OS installed
Last edited by J.P; 05-16-2002 at 03:58 PM..
# 2  
Old 05-16-2002
You would need a FreeBSD boot floppy. It can be gotten off of the FTP site. There's a file in there that explain which one you'll need.

I have installed FreeBSD and OpenBSD on several old machines that do not support bootable CDs using this method...

Another alternative that is helpful if you've got a high-bandwidth connection: Install directly from the FTP site. The OpenBSD dist is fairly quick, although FreeBSD has a lot of extra stuff installed, so it may not be an option for you...
# 3  
Old 05-16-2002
MySQL
ok! Thanks for the reply
 
Login or Register to Ask a Question

Previous Thread | Next Thread

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

remote cd-rom

Hi, I am using a PC with XP at my office and using Solaris 9 via X-win32 (Sun WS is somewhere at server room). Is there anyway to use my pc's CDROM to install programs to Solaris 9 ..? ( they dont share the same file system. They are only connected through net. However, they both use same... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: titanic
3 Replies

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Booting SPARC 5 Machine 's CD-ROM

Hi, I have inherited a Ultra 5 SPARC machine that I need to boot from its CD-ROM. WHen I turn on the machine it just boots to its hard drive. How do I get it to boot from the CD-ROM. I am a Solaris newbie.... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: mojoman
1 Replies

3. Solaris

Unable to use CD-ROM

I've been having some problems with the CD/DVD drive in my V480 server. I've decided to try to boot from the Solaris DVD (to rule out the Solaris 10 OS as a culprit). I get the following errors when I try to boot from the DVD Rebooting with command: boot cdrom Boot device:... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: soliberus
6 Replies

4. Solaris

cd rom to dvd rom drive swap

Hello, I need to replace a cd rom drive with a dvd rom drive in a SunFire v120 running Solaris 8. My objective is to install Solaris 10 from dvd disc. Downloading Solaris 10 cd discs is not an option since I am in Baghdad, Iraq and connection speeds are horrible. So far, all I can get is power to... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: 555
9 Replies

5. Solaris

device associated with cd-rom ?

hi all , how can i know the device associated with my CD-ROM under file system /dev/dsk/... ? (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: lid-j-one
2 Replies

6. Solaris

Using floppies and CD-ROM on Solaris 10

Hi everyone!, I have recently installed a Solaris 10 box on an x86 pc. It looks like the SiS 900 Ethernet adapter is not supported by SunOS 5.10 (at least it is what the Sun HCL says). The motherboard is an A7S266-VM/U2 with the onboard ethernet controller (vendor=1043, dev=807c). I've found a... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: infierno
1 Replies

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

cd rom device

Hi All, I would like to mount a cd device on a sun using the mount command. But i do not know what device the cd drive is ie /dev/sr0 or /dev/cdrom0 bla bla. I need this info to run the command... mount /dev/blah /mnt/cdrom so i can access the cd. but i dont know what blah in the above is.... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: rkap
1 Replies

8. Linux

cd-rom

I'm getting started on Linux coming from Windows. I've got Red Hat 8.0 (I think 8.0) installed. I'm going to install a program from the cd-rom. I hope this isn't to stupid of a question, how do I install it? I've done some research unfortunately I don't have a lot of time on my hands and I haven't... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: seedogg99
3 Replies

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

problem with cd rom

have a problem with mandrake, it doesnt let me take more than 3 files from a cd to the hard drive at once. ie from a cd with 100 mp3s on, I have to take 3, then eject the cd and put it back and take 3 more. very tidious, people tell me this is a default problem with mandrake, I say there must... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: tayoz
1 Replies

10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

CD-ROM Problems

I am having problems booting to my external CD-ROM drive. When I try to run the command "boot cdrom" from my OK prompt I get the error "SCSI device 6,0 is not responding, Can't open boot device". Also, when I run the command "test cdrom", I get the error "SCSI device 6,0 is not responding, cdrom... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: saucierm
5 Replies
Login or Register to Ask a Question