Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 03:37:22 -0500 (EST) From: Dave Hummel <hummdn36@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: silentma@sprynet.com Subject: Proprietary Soundblaster CDROM (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.PMDF.3.95.970919032303.547857666A-100000@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU>
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I couldn't find a definitive answer in the mail archives, and I have no experience in this - anyone? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 23:02:39 -0400 From: Silent Man <silentma@sprynet.com> To: Dave N Hummel <hummdn36@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU> Subject: FreeBSD Hello Dave, I any trying to install FreeBSD onto my old system. 486sx25, 202 & 515 HD, 8 RAM, soundblaster CD-ROM. I have partition my drives. I want to install from the CD. I made a bootdisk. My problem is it doesn't recognize my CD-ROM. It does support my drive - matcd0 - Matsushita/Panasonic CD-ROM (proprietary interface) CR-562. The instructions of how to fix this from book and web are: DOS thinks the address for the CD is 220. DOS is 0x10 lower than it really is. So if you can't figure the setting enter an -1 for the port setting. The -1 will make it look at several number of I/O port settings for the manufacturer. So at the beginning of installation where you pick what drivers you want active. I pick matcd0. The default port is 0x230. I tried that and 220. How do you enter a -1? Typing an -1 into 0x--- field doesn't work (no neg signs allowed). Should it be FFF? Do you have any suggestions Dave? Randy
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