Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 21:54:03 -0400 From: "David Nobles" <DNobles@dnobles.com> To: "notme" <notme@lvdi.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: CDROM not found Message-ID: <05bb01bed965$3cb0da20$4b2d2299@david> References: <379DF189.776D8CB1@wcom.com> <379E61D4.7D9EA982@lvdi.net>
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I went there and printed off the instructions. I then used fdimage.exe =
to create two floppies one for kern.flp and one for mfsroot.flp. I then =
booted using those floppies. I've gotten through all of the menu to the =
point where I'm at the one titled "Choose Installation Media". I try =
selecting option 1 - Install from a FreeBSD CD-ROM but I get the =
message: No CD-ROM devices found! This is a Creative Mat/Panasonic =
drive and it works fine when I boot the machine under Win98. I'm using =
the CDs from Greg Lehey's book "The Complete FreeBSD" and have all four =
CDs. If there is any information I'm not supplying that will help let =
me know.
David
----- Original Message -----=20
From: notme=20
To: David Nobles=20
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: CDROM not found
Hi,
I don't think you should boot in DOS to install FreeBSD, rather
use a FBSD bootdisk (a file from FreeBSD.org or ftp.cdrom.com,
there is a directory call floppy with detail instruction). The =
directory
should be at
ftp.cdrom.com/pub/FreeBSD/3.2-RELEASE/floppies
once you boot into the visual console, you should be able to select
an IDE device call Creative CD-ROM. (if I am not wrong :)
I hope I helped :)
Frankie
David Nobles wrote:
> Sorry for the repetition. I realize this is a common problem from
> looking through the questions and hacker archives. I read several
> questions but didn't find any solutions.
>
> I'm trying to install freeBSD 3.0 onto my Win98 machine an old Dell =
LE
> 486 66 MHz machine with 16 MB and two hard drives.
>
> The first is a 325 MB drive with Windows installed.
> The second is a Quantum 2.1G drive and that is where I'd like to put
> freeBSD.
>
> Problem right now is that when I boot to the MS-DOS prompt to do the
> install the system doesn't recognize the CD-ROM. I've tried =
modifying
> the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat several ways but can't get it to =
work.
>
> The CD-ROM is from Creative Labs. Just to let everyone know my
> knowledge of any flavor of Unix is small so please keep that in mind
> when replying. Windows is a only a little better since my =
background is
> mostly mainframe.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> David Nobles
> DNobles@dnobles.com
>
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<DIV>I went there and printed off the instructions. I then used=20
fdimage.exe to create two floppies one for kern.flp and one for=20
mfsroot.flp. I then booted using those floppies. I've gotten =
through=20
all of the menu to the point where I'm at the one titled "Choose =
Installation=20
Media". I try selecting option 1 - Install from a FreeBSD CD-ROM =
but I get=20
the message: No CD-ROM devices found! This is a Creative =
Mat/Panasonic=20
drive and it works fine when I boot the machine under Win98. I'm =
using the=20
CDs from Greg Lehey's book "The Complete FreeBSD" and have all =
four=20
CDs. If there is any information I'm not supplying that will help =
let me=20
know.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>David</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 27, 1999 =
9:50=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: CDROM not =
found</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi,<BR> I don't think you should boot =
in DOS=20
to install FreeBSD, rather<BR>use a FBSD bootdisk (a file from =
FreeBSD.org or=20
<A href=3D"ftp://ftp.cdrom.com">ftp.cdrom.com</A>,<BR>there is a =
directory call=20
floppy with detail instruction). The directory<BR>should be =
at<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/FreeBSD/3.2-RELEASE/floppies">ftp.cdrom.c=
om/pub/FreeBSD/3.2-RELEASE/floppies</A><BR><BR>once=20
you boot into the visual console, you should be able to select<BR>an =
IDE=20
device call Creative CD-ROM. (if I am not wrong :)<BR><BR>I hope =
I=20
helped :)<BR><BR>Frankie<BR><BR>David Nobles wrote:<BR><BR>> Sorry =
for the=20
repetition. I realize this is a common problem from<BR>> =
looking=20
through the questions and hacker archives. I read several<BR>> =
questions=20
but didn't find any solutions.<BR>><BR>> I'm trying to install =
freeBSD=20
3.0 onto my Win98 machine an old Dell LE<BR>> 486 66 MHz machine =
with 16 MB=20
and two hard drives.<BR>><BR>> The first is a 325 MB drive =
with=20
Windows installed.<BR>> The second is a Quantum 2.1G drive and that =
is=20
where I'd like to put<BR>> freeBSD.<BR>><BR>> Problem right =
now is=20
that when I boot to the MS-DOS prompt to do the<BR>> install the =
system=20
doesn't recognize the CD-ROM. I've tried modifying<BR>> the=20
Config.sys and Autoexec.bat several ways but can't get it to=20
work.<BR>><BR>> The CD-ROM is from Creative Labs. Just to =
let=20
everyone know my<BR>> knowledge of any flavor of Unix is small so =
please=20
keep that in mind<BR>> when replying. Windows is a only a =
little=20
better since my background is<BR>> mostly =
mainframe.<BR>><BR>> Any=20
help would be appreciated.<BR>><BR>> David Nobles<BR>> <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:DNobles@dnobles.com">DNobles@dnobles.com</A><BR>><BR>&g=
t; To=20
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