From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Sep 19 00:33:10 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id AAA21359 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 00:33:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from SNYBUFAA.CS.SNYBUF.EDU (SYSTEM@snybufaa.buffalostate.edu [136.183.34.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id AAA21352 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 00:33:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from BUFFALOSTATE.EDU by BUFFALOSTATE.EDU (PMDF V5.1-5 #18385) id <01INT9FIIJHS926HOI@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU> for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 03:37:22 EST Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 03:37:22 -0500 (EST) From: Dave Hummel Subject: Proprietary Soundblaster CDROM (fwd) To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: silentma@sprynet.com Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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 To: Dave N Hummel 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