From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Mar 27 16:04:09 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA04959 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 27 Mar 1997 16:04:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from hda.hda.com (hda-bicnet.bicnet.net [207.198.1.121]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id QAA04914 for ; Thu, 27 Mar 1997 16:03:59 -0800 (PST) Received: (from dufault@localhost) by hda.hda.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id RAA16409 for questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 27 Mar 1997 17:20:16 -0500 From: Peter Dufault Message-Id: <199703272220.RAA16409@hda.hda.com> Subject: Matsushita CR583 on Compaq Presario To: questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 17:20:15 -0500 (EST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I bought a Compaq Presario 6704 for less than $600.00. Now I'd like to install FreeBSD on it. FreeBSD can't see the CDROM (I'm test installing 2.1.6 - I haven't asked specifically for a 2.1.7 CDROM) and a search of the archives results in this plea from Tyler Schutjer: > > - I attempt to install from a boot floppy I downloaded, and then get to > > the part where it asks where I want to install from, and I indicate > > from a CD, and I get an error message saying that FreeBSD cannot find > > my CD-ROM. It's listed in Compeq's diagnostics utility as follows: > > Embedded IDE controller, base address 0x170 > > 8X CD-ROM, Drive Position 1 > > MatshitaCD-ROM CR-583 > And Doug White responded: > Is it found during the boot probe? (look for wcd0) If not, try moving > the CD to the slave position on the primary controller. In my case no wcd0 is found. There is, however, a "wdc1 at 0x170-0x177 irq15 on isa" with no additional details. This must be the CDROM. Is there something I can kick in the source to wake it up without moving cables? Especially given that I have both a "PCI IDE" and an IDE/ESDI controller - the setup according to the Window's "System Properties - Device Manager" calls the regular drive this: "PCI bus - Standard Dual PCI IDE Controller - Primary IDE controller (single fifo)" while the CD-ROM is off the "Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller" Peter -- Peter Dufault (dufault@hda.com) Realtime Machine Control and Simulation HD Associates, Inc. Voice: 508 433 6936