Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 14:11:54 GMT From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it> To: "spencer" <spencedavey@home.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Message-ID: <20001002.14115400@bartequi.ottodomain.org>
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> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.0 on my computer which has a Compaq 2x= =20 dvd > drive/20x cdrom. The bios supports booting from the cd-rom, but when = it > tries to boot from the cd I get this message: > "boot from atapi cd-rom -failure" > "No /boot/loader" > At first I thought FreeBSD just didn't support the drive, but then=20 when I > made the boot floppies, and booted up that way, when it loaded the=20 kernel, > it did detect the drive. But it won't let me install from it. What=20 gives? How is your IDE DVD/CDROM drive connected (master or slave)? Is it the=20 only unit connected to the channel ? Best regards, Salvo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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