Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 13:35:11 -0700 (PDT) From: William A Gill <bill@duchess.wagill.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: i386/1534: Installing from Mitsumi FX001D CD-ROM drive Message-ID: <199608222035.NAA06854@duchess.wagill.com> Resent-Message-ID: <199608222040.NAA15812@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 1534 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: Installing from Mitsumi FX001D CD-ROM drive >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Aug 22 13:40:07 PDT 1996 >Last-Modified: >Originator: William A Gill >Organization: >Release: FreeBSD 2.1-STABLE i386 >Environment: 2.1.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE #0: Wed Jul 17 03:09:31 1996 jkh@whisker.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 >Description: When installing FreeBSD 2.1.5 from a Mitsumi FX001D CD-ROM drive, the installation script will NOT detect that there is a disc in the CD-ROM drive, and will NOT allow you to install from CD-ROM. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: One must follow the following procedure, *contrary* to the installation instructions; otherwise, the installation script will NOT detect that there is a disc in the CD-ROM drive: 1) Open the CD-ROM tray. 2) Place the FreeBSD 2.1.5 disc 1 on the tray. 3) LEAVE THE CD-ROM TRAY OPEN! 4) Insert the FreeBSD 2.1.5 boot floppy. 5) Re-boot the computer. 6) Allow the hardware probe to take place. 7) As soon as the hardware probe finds the mdc0 device, the CD-ROM drive tray will close. 8) The CD-ROM disc will be detected by the installation procedure, allowing the installation to come from CD-ROM. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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