Subject: Re: Not able to boot from CD
To: chandru <chandrashekhar.mullaparthi@gmail.com>
From: Timo Schoeler <timo.schoeler@riscworks.net>
List: port-i386
Date: 11/03/2005 17:42:28
hi,

> Hi everyone,
> 
> This is the first time I am trying NetBSD and I am not able to boot
> from CD. I downloaded an ISO image and burned a CD with it. I'm trying
> to install NetBSD on a machine which currently has Smoothwall
> installed on it.
> 
> I've set the CDROM as the first boot device in the BIOS settings but
> for some reason it is not booting from CD. I've tried both 2.0.2 and
> 2.1 without any luck. Any tips please? I've searched the archives and
> can't find anything to help me.
> 
> cheers
> Chandru

can you access the CD from the machine you burnt it on, see directories 
and files on it? maybe your CD recording software didn't handle the .iso 
image correctly...

HTH,

timo