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Date:      Sun, 16 Jan 2000 01:01:29 -0500
From:      Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net>
To:        Wilfred Crespo <cx6x86@ix.netcom.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: CDROM
Message-ID:  <38815EB9.F41E3DC6@twave.net>
References:  <4.3.0.25.20000115231057.00a63500@popd.ix.netcom.com>

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Wilfred Crespo wrote:

> Hi!, I installed FreeBSD on to my laptop via ethernet-ftp, because my
> laptop has a swap port and can only accept a cdrom or a floppy at any one
> time. I booted with the floppies and told it to install ftp after i
> configured the ethernet card. It finished the install and the machine is
> booting fine, the only problem is that, when i put my cdrom in the port and
> turn on my machine, FreeBSD will not recognize my cdrom drive. I wanted to
> know, does the cdrom have to be in the port during the install for it to
> work in freebsd? (if that's so, I am like really screwed because I can't do
> that )  Thanks hope to hear from you guys ,
> Later

You need to put an entry in you /etc/fstab file similar to the following:

# Device                         Mountpoint              Fstype
Options              Dump         Pass #
/dev/acd0c                      /cdrom                       cd9660
ro,noauto            0                   0

Do mkdir /cdrom if it doesn't already exist. Then place a cd in the drive and
type 'mount /dev/acd0c /cdrom'.
Check dmesg to see what kind of drive you have, mine happens to be /dev/acd0.


--
Walter

in·tel·lec·tu·al (ntl-kch-l)
n.      Someone who has been educated past his/her level of intelligence.



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Wilfred Crespo wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hi!, I installed FreeBSD on to my laptop via ethernet-ftp,
because my
<br>laptop has a swap port and can only accept a cdrom or a floppy at any
one
<br>time. I booted with the floppies and told it to install ftp after i
<br>configured the ethernet card. It finished the install and the machine
is
<br>booting fine, the only problem is that, when i put my cdrom in the
port and
<br>turn on my machine, FreeBSD will not recognize my cdrom drive. I wanted
to
<br>know, does the cdrom have to be in the port during the install for
it to
<br>work in freebsd? (if that's so, I am like really screwed because I
can't do
<br>that )&nbsp; Thanks hope to hear from you guys ,
<br>Later</blockquote>
You need to put an entry in you /etc/fstab file similar to the following:
<p># Device&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Mountpoint&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Fstype&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Options&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Dump&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pass #
<br>/dev/acd0c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
/cdrom&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
cd9660&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ro,noauto&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
0
<p>Do mkdir /cdrom if it doesn't already exist. Then place a cd in the
drive and type 'mount /dev/acd0c /cdrom'.
<br>Check dmesg to see what kind of drive you have, mine happens to be
/dev/acd0.
<br>&nbsp;
<pre>--&nbsp;
Walter

in&middot;tel&middot;lec&middot;tu&middot;al (ntl-kch-l)&nbsp;
n.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Someone who has been educated past his/her level of intelligence.</pre>
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