From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Jan 20 0: 8:10 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from Mail6.mgfairfax.rr.com (fe6.southeast.rr.com [24.93.67.53]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3927E37B400 for ; Sun, 20 Jan 2002 00:08:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from ys97y ([66.61.49.164]) by Mail6.mgfairfax.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.687.68); Sun, 20 Jan 2002 03:07:05 -0500 Message-ID: <006101c1a1a2$fa5171e0$6401a8c0@yungwoongmoon.goh> From: "Sung-Shik Yang" To: Subject: cdrom Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 03:09:49 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005E_01C1A15F.EC037860" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C1A15F.EC037860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, I was trying to install FreeBSD 4.4 on an old Pentium machine from = CDROM, but it didn't even detect the CDROM. The following is the spec. Pentium 1 (75MHz), 40MB RAM Separate I/O controller card (Winbond chip, SMC chip), which connects to = an HDD and an FDD. One FDD, One HDD (Pri. IDE Master). SoundBlaster 16 card. CDROM manufactured by Creative Labs Inc., which made the sound card = above. Strange thing is, the BIOS wouldn't define the CDROM. There's 4 IDE = sections (Pri. master/slave, Sec. master/slave), but they are specificly = for HDD configuration with cyl/head/sec stuff. If I just put = "user"(-defined) option there and make the cyl/head/sec fields as 0, = then the setup freezes even before memory checking step. So, I have to = leave all three IDE settings as "none" at least to boot normally. The sound card has two ports. The indicator says one of them is "IDE = interface" and the other is "SoundBlaster Pro / Panasonic CDROM" or = something. Currently the CDROM cable is connected to the "IDE = interface" port of the sound card. The jumper at the back of the CDROM = drive is set as "slave". So, I guess it signifies that the CDROM should = be treated as primary slave IDE device, while the BIOS doesn't even know = its presence. Even more strange, Running Windows98, CDROM is detected = somehow and runs fine. Any ideas or advices? Sung-Shik Yang =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Make what is impossible possible. Man can die only once, not twice. - Special Warfare Command Do what a man can do,=20 then wait for heaven's will. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C1A15F.EC037860 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi everyone,

I was trying to install FreeBSD = 4.4 on an=20 old Pentium machine from CDROM, but it didn't even detect the = CDROM. The=20 following is the spec.

Pentium 1 (75MHz), 40MB = RAM

Separate I/O controller card = (Winbond chip,=20 SMC chip), which connects to an HDD and = an FDD.

One FDD, One HDD (Pri. IDE=20 Master).

SoundBlaster 16 = card.

CDROM manufactured by Creative = Labs Inc.,=20 which made the sound card above.

Strange thing is, the BIOS = wouldn't define=20 the CDROM. There's 4 IDE sections (Pri. master/slave, Sec. = master/slave),=20 but they are specificly for HDD configuration with cyl/head/sec = stuff. If=20 I just put "user"(-defined) option there and make the cyl/head/sec = fields as 0,=20 then the setup freezes even before memory checking step. So, I = have to=20 leave all three IDE settings as "none" at least to boot = normally.

The sound card has two = ports. The=20 indicator says one of them is "IDE interface" and the other is = "SoundBlaster Pro=20 / Panasonic CDROM" or something. Currently the CDROM cable is = connected to the "IDE interface" port of the sound = card. The=20 jumper at the back of the CDROM drive is set as "slave". So, I = guess it=20 signifies that the CDROM should be treated as primary slave = IDE=20 device, while the BIOS doesn't even know its presence. Even = more=20 strange, Running Windows98, CDROM is detected somehow and runs=20 fine.

Any ideas or = advices?

Sung-Shik=20 Yang
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Make what is impossible=20 possible.
Man can die only once, not=20 twice.
- Special Warfare=20 Command
Do what a man can do,
then wait for heaven's = will.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

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