From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 20 23:07:19 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E63A616A4CE for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2003 23:07:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from wiproecmx1.wipro.com (wiproecmx1.wipro.com [164.164.31.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 516B044008 for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2003 23:07:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sundeep.puliccott@wipro.com) Received: from ecvwall1.wipro.com (ecvwall1.wipro.com [10.200.52.11]) hAL778Qi000337 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:37:08 +0530 (IST) Received: from blr-m3-msg.wipro.com ([10.114.50.99]) by blr-ec-bh1.wipro.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:35:24 +0530 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6487.1 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:35:24 +0530 Message-ID: <7F396B9772328640B7593FA817EEEDADA0B9B8@blr-m3-msg.wipro.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Installation : CD drive not detected Thread-Index: AcOv/QrbAj6XWGwZSWKQlXBa/ypghwAALufw From: To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Nov 2003 07:05:24.0226 (UTC) FILETIME=[D5A20E20:01C3AFFD] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Installation : CD drive not detected X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:07:20 -0000 Hi all, I am trying to install the FreeBSD 4.8 Release on a i386 m/c. I have burnt the iso images onto a CD. =0D My problem The m/c boots uncompressing the kernel and takes me thru the menu. While choosing the installation Media I get the message "No CD/DVD devices found" =0D while searching on the web I found one mail which mentioned problems with FreeBSD and ATA, ATAPI. The workaround provided was where in has to=0D set hw.ata.ata_dma=3D"1" set hw.ata.atapi_dma=3D"1" =0D but still I could not choose the CD as the installation media? =0D Need help in getting around this problem =0D -sundeep Confidentiality Notice=0D The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to= this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or= privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at Wipro or= Mailadmin@wipro.com immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.