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From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 14:11:54 GMT
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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





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