Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 22:11:26 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Rene Brehmer" <listbunny@metalbunny.net>, "Derek Ragona" <derek@computinginnovations.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Does FreeBSD have problems with SCSI CD-drives ?? Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNOEHKFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <4404B464.2060901@metalbunny.net>
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They changed the cd boot standard to be an inclusive one, now both new scsi and atapi readers can boot from the same cd. The older scsi readers used a different boot standard. If you google you can find some 3-4 year old discussion about this issue. People that assemble their own PCs from parts they have usually are the first to find these incompatabilites out. I don't know of a single builder today that uses SCSI cd's in a new athlon system so I am betting 10 to one your reader is left over from an older system, or you bought everything separately. Not that this is bad, but people who choose to deviate from the cookie cutter piece-o-craps that Dell and HP squeeze out, should not whine and complain when unexpected things happen - if your a big enough boy to put together your own system, instead of sucking down the canned crap that's out there, your expected to fix your own problems. The source code is available, use it. Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Rene Brehmer >Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 12:37 PM >To: Derek Ragona >Cc: FreeBSD Questions >Subject: Re: Does FreeBSD have problems with SCSI CD-drives ?? > > >Probably should've said that I have no problems booting from all other >bootCDs I've tried... even windows manages to do it (which in itself is >amazing since it dislikes SCSI greatly). I never had any problems with >Linux, FreeBSD on the other hand seems to be a bit more nitpicking... >which isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just annoying when you can't >install it easily. > > >Rene > >Derek Ragona wrote: >> I believe it is more incompatibilities with older BIOS and SCSI BIOS, >> etc. I have an older MB that won't boot the SCSI CD. This is really >> problematic as the system will boot the floppies, but cannot after >> booting, find the boot device. I have to mount the cd and >update from >> the mounted cd. Once I have the system loaded on the hard >drive it is >> fine. >> >> I know this is of no help, just letting you know you are not alone. >> >> -Derek >> >> >> At 02:01 PM 2/28/2006, Rene Brehmer wrote: >>> I've got SCSI Plextor CD-drives in my computer (AMD Athlon >XP-based), >>> and ATA harddrives. When I try to install FreeBSD 6.0 booting from >>> the CDs, it stops with "Error, unable to load kernel". I tried first >>> with 6.0, then with 5.4. Interestingly the 5.4 installer >says "Unable >>> to load matching kernel". >>> >>> I then made the install floppies, and used those to boot from, and >>> then it installed without a problem. Although the disk slicer did >>> make a few errors in the partition table, which I had to fix to get >>> Windows to work properly (did a dual-boot install). >>> >>> Just wondering: Does FreeBSD have an issue with SCSI CD-ROM drives, >>> or is it just the install bootup??? Need some documentation before I >>> can actually use it for anything, but atleast now I've figured out >>> how to get it on my harddrive... >>> >>> >>> Rene >>> >>> -- >>> Rene Brehmer >>> aka Metalbunny >>> >>> We have nothing to fear from free speech and free information on the >>> Internet but pop-up advertising! >>> >>> http://metalbunny.net/ >>> References, tools, and other useful stuff... >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >-- >Rene Brehmer >aka Metalbunny > >We have nothing to fear from free speech and free information on the >Internet but pop-up advertising! > >http://metalbunny.net/ >References, tools, and other useful stuff... > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/272 - Release Date: 3/1/2006 >
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