Pentium I (233MHz) Pentium I (75MHz) 64MB RAM 40MB RAM NIC No NIC Modem (56K) Modem (56K) Serial/Parallel ports Serial/Parallel ports I also have a router which connects the Linux machine and another = machine running Win98 - I don't regard this machine as an option to use, = though. Sung-Shik Yang =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Make what is impossible possible. Man can die only once, not twice. - Special Warfare Command Do what a man can do,=20 then wait for heaven's will. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kristian Hansen=20 To: Sung-Shik Yang=20 Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org=20 Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 2:01 AM Subject: Re: cdrom Hi, This CD-ROm drive you're using is _not_ an IDE drive, hence it does = not show in the BIOS. The drive is likely to be an OEM Matshushita 2x speed drive. It uses a = proprietary connection, which looks like an IDE interface. There is a driver for FreeBSD for this device (matcd), but it is not = in the generic kernel.=20 You have two optios for how to install: 1) Make a custom kernel, including the matcd driver and create your = own boot floppy. You should then be able to proceed with the install. = You cannot tell the installer to install from a cd drive at this stage, = rather you should tell the installer to use a disk partition. As far as = I remember, this requires you to mount the cd at some mount point. 2) Install FreeBSD via FTP, and then create a custom kernel including = the matcd driver. If you have a fast and stable connection to the = internet, this is the option I'll recommend you use. Regards Kristian Hansen ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sung-Shik Yang=20 To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org=20 Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 12:09 PM Subject: cdrom Hi everyone, I was trying to install FreeBSD 4.4 on an old Pentium machine from = CDROM, but it didn't even detect the CDROM. The following is the spec. Pentium 1 (75MHz), 40MB RAM Separate I/O controller card (Winbond chip, SMC chip), which = connects to an HDD and an FDD. One FDD, One HDD (Pri. IDE Master). SoundBlaster 16 card. CDROM manufactured by Creative Labs Inc., which made the sound card = above. Strange thing is, the BIOS wouldn't define the CDROM. There's 4 IDE = sections (Pri. master/slave, Sec. master/slave), but they are specificly = for HDD configuration with cyl/head/sec stuff. If I just put = "user"(-defined) option there and make the cyl/head/sec fields as 0, = then the setup freezes even before memory checking step. So, I have to = leave all three IDE settings as "none" at least to boot normally. The sound card has two ports. The indicator says one of them is = "IDE interface" and the other is "SoundBlaster Pro / Panasonic CDROM" or = something. Currently the CDROM cable is connected to the "IDE = interface" port of the sound card. The jumper at the back of the CDROM = drive is set as "slave". So, I guess it signifies that the CDROM should = be treated as primary slave IDE device, while the BIOS doesn't even know = its presence. Even more strange, Running Windows98, CDROM is detected = somehow and runs fine. Any ideas or advices? Sung-Shik Yang = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Make what is impossible possible. Man can die only once, not twice. - Special Warfare Command Do what a man can do,=20 then wait for heaven's will. = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ------=_NextPart_000_0187_01C1A217.B7D631A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks for your tips = Kristian.

I think I should do = some kind of=20 remote installation. FTP installation maybe the choice. But, = this=20 machine only has modem. I have another machine that has Linux on = it. =20 Can I use PLIP to do the job? Since this machine I want to = install=20 FreeBSD on is pretty old machine, I am not sure if there are any NICs = that fit=20 to it. Gosh, I need to set the Linux machine first to explore the = option=20 of PLIP.

Once I succeed in FreeBSD = installation,=20 recognizing the CDROM drive is going to be the next challenge. = Long way to=20 go. Is there any advice on my possible options? Can I set=20 up the Linux machine as the FTP server to get the FreeBSD=20 source?

Pentium I=20 (233MHz) Pentium I=20 (75MHz)

64MB=20 RAM &nbs= p; =20 40MB RAM

NIC &= nbsp; =20 No NIC

Modem (56K) = Modem=20 (56K)

Serial/Parallel=20 ports Serial/Parallel ports

I also have a router which = connects the=20 Linux machine and another machine running Win98 - I don't regard = this=20 machine as an option to use, though.

Sung-Shik = Yang
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Make what is=20 impossible possible.
Man can die only once, not=20 twice.
- Special Warfare=20 Command
Do what a man can do,
then wait for heaven's = will.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Kristian Hansen =
To: Sung-Shik Yang

Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org= =20

Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 = 2:01=20 AM

Subject: Re: cdrom

Hi,

This CD-ROm drive you're using is = _not_ an IDE=20 drive, hence it does not show in the BIOS.

The drive is likely to be an OEM = Matshushita 2x=20 speed drive. It uses a proprietary connection, which looks like an IDE = interface.

There is a driver for FreeBSD for = this device=20 (matcd), but it is not in the generic kernel.

You have two optios for how to=20 install:

1) Make a custom kernel, including = the matcd=20 driver and create your own boot floppy. You should then be able to = proceed=20 with the install. You cannot tell the installer to install from a cd = drive at=20 this stage, rather you should tell the installer to use a disk = partition. As=20 far as I remember, this requires you to mount the cd at some mount=20 point.

2) Install FreeBSD via FTP, and then = create a=20 custom kernel including the matcd driver. If you have a fast and = stable=20 connection to the internet, this is the option I'll recommend you=20 use.

Regards

Kristian Hansen

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Sung-Shik=20 Yang
To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org= =20

Sent: Sunday, January 20, = 2002 12:09=20 PM

Subject: cdrom

Hi everyone,

I was trying to install = FreeBSD 4.4 on=20 an old Pentium machine from CDROM, but it didn't even detect the=20 CDROM. The following is the spec.

Pentium 1 (75MHz), 40MB=20 RAM

Separate I/O controller = card (Winbond=20 chip, SMC chip), which connects to an HDD and=20 an FDD.

One FDD, One HDD (Pri. IDE=20 Master).

SoundBlaster 16 = card.

CDROM manufactured by = Creative Labs=20 Inc., which made the sound card above.

Strange thing is, the BIOS = wouldn't=20 define the CDROM. There's 4 IDE sections (Pri. master/slave, = Sec.=20 master/slave), but they are specificly for HDD configuration with=20 cyl/head/sec stuff. If I just put "user"(-defined) option = there and=20 make the cyl/head/sec fields as 0, then the setup freezes even = before memory=20 checking step. So, I have to leave all three IDE settings as = "none" at=20 least to boot normally.

The sound card has two = ports. The=20 indicator says one of them is "IDE interface" and the other is = "SoundBlaster=20 Pro / Panasonic CDROM" or something. Currently the CDROM = cable is=20 connected to the "IDE interface" port of the sound = card.  The=20 jumper at the back of the CDROM drive is set as "slave". So, I = guess=20 it signifies that the CDROM should be treated = as primary slave IDE=20 device, while the BIOS doesn't even know its presence. = Even more=20 strange, Running Windows98, CDROM is detected somehow and runs=20 fine.

Any ideas or = advices?

Sung-Shik=20 = Yang
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Make what is impossible=20 possible.
Man can die only once, not=20 twice.
        - Special = Warfare=20 Command
Do what a man can do,
   then wait for = heaven's=20 = will.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

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