From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 28 18:56:44 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from yeti.host4u.net (yeti.host4u.net [209.150.128.46]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74AB614C58 for ; Wed, 28 Jul 1999 18:56:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from DNobles@dnobles.com) Received: from david (1Cust75.tnt2.dca2.da.uu.net [153.34.45.75]) by yeti.host4u.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id UAA08519; Wed, 28 Jul 1999 20:55:26 -0500 Message-ID: <05bb01bed965$3cb0da20$4b2d2299@david> Reply-To: "David Nobles" From: "David Nobles" To: "notme" Cc: References: <379DF189.776D8CB1@wcom.com> <379E61D4.7D9EA982@lvdi.net> Subject: Re: CDROM not found Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 21:54:03 -0400 Organization: DWN Consulting, LLC MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_05B8_01BED943.B4E69880" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_05B8_01BED943.B4E69880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ------=_NextPart_000_05B8_01BED943.B4E69880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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.
 
David
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 notme =
To: David=20 Nobles
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG =
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 = 9:50=20 PM
Subject: Re: CDROM not = found

Hi,
    I don't think you should boot = in DOS=20 to install FreeBSD, rather
use a FBSD bootdisk (a file from = FreeBSD.org or=20 ftp.cdrom.com,
there is a = directory call=20 floppy with detail instruction).  The directory
should be = at
ftp.cdrom.c= om/pub/FreeBSD/3.2-RELEASE/floppies

once=20 you boot into the visual console, you should be able to select
an = IDE=20 device call Creative CD-ROM.  (if I am not wrong :)

I hope = I=20 helped :)

Frankie

David Nobles wrote:

> Sorry = for the=20 repetition.  I realize this is a common problem from
> = looking=20 through the questions and hacker archives. I read several
> = questions=20 but didn't find any solutions.
>
> I'm trying to install = freeBSD=20 3.0 onto my Win98 machine an old Dell LE
> 486 66 MHz machine = with 16 MB=20 and two hard drives.
>
>  The first is a 325 MB drive = with=20 Windows installed.
> The second is a Quantum 2.1G drive and that = is=20 where I'd like to put
> freeBSD.
>
> Problem right = now is=20 that when I boot to the MS-DOS prompt to do the
> install the = system=20 doesn't recognize the CD-ROM.  I've tried modifying
> the=20 Config.sys and Autoexec.bat several ways but can't get it to=20 work.
>
> The CD-ROM is from Creative Labs.  Just to = let=20 everyone know my
> knowledge of any flavor of Unix is small so = please=20 keep that in mind
> when replying.  Windows is a only a = little=20 better since my background is
> mostly = mainframe.
>
> Any=20 help would be appreciated.
>
> David Nobles
> DNobles@dnobles.com
>
&g= t; To=20 Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> = with=20 "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the = message



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