Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 14:00:16 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> To: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.1 Install trouble -- can't see SCSI CD-ROM Message-ID: <199904072100.OAA02804@mina.sr.hp.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 07 Apr 1999 22:11:33 %2B0200." <199904072011.WAA08136@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de>
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Oliver Fromme <olli@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de> wrote:
> I can confirm that 3.1-RELEASE and 3.1-stable cannot install
> from a SCSI CD-ROM drive. This is clearly a sysinstall bug.
I can confirm that 3.1-RELEASE *will* install from a SCSI CDROM
drive. I know -- I've done it. Here's part of my dmesg:
===============================================================================
ahc0: <Adaptec aic7895 Ultra SCSI adapter> rev 0x04 int a irq 16 on pci0.12.0
ahc0: aic7895 Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 16/255 SCBs
ahc1: <Adaptec aic7895 Ultra SCSI adapter> rev 0x04 int b irq 16 on pci0.12.1
ahc1: Using left over BIOS settings
ahc1: aic7895 Wide Channel B, SCSI Id=7, 16/255 SCBs
cd0 at ahc0 bus 0 target 4 lun 0
cd0: <TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3501TA 3054> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device
cd0: 4.237MB/s transfers (4.237MHz, offset 15)
cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
===============================================================================
You're probably running into some issue with your SCSI controller.
--
Darryl Okahata
darrylo@sr.hp.com
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