Cannot run Freenas 8 installation from CD ROM

[trebznas]

Hi all

I have downloaded this: FreeNAS-8.0-RELEASE-amd64.iso and extracted the .iso to a CD ROM. The CD ROM now contains the following folders and file:

\boot
\data
FreeNas_amd64_embedded.xz

I have setup my PC to boot to the CD ROM. When it boots i see the following on screen:
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Boot from CD/DVD: CD loader 1.2
Building the boot loader arguments
Looking up /BOOT/LOADER..File Not Found
Looking up /boot/loader...Found
Relocating the loader and the BTX
Starting the BTX

BTX Loader is 1.00 BTX version is 1.02
Consoles: internal video/keyboard
BIOS CD is cd0
BIOS Drive A: is disk 0
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At this point my system just hangs, the CD ROM stops spinning and show the text above on screen, it is not moving forward to the Freenas installer etc.

Please help.....

Thanks

Trebz

 

[ohnename]

Did you tried to disable everything in the BIOS you don ´t need? (floppy, USB, sound for example)
Did you tried the CD-ROM elsewhere? (to test the CD)
Did you tried another bootable CD-ROM? (the test CD drive)

 

[trebznas]

Issue resolved.

The Freenas 8 boot disk would not boot with my SSD HDD attached. I detached the SSD HDD to get past the hanging issue then re connected it whilst the system booted to the Freenas 8 CD.

Post Closed.