From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 17 00:09:18 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id AAA07684 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 17 Dec 1996 00:09:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from gatekeeper.barcode.co.il (gatekeeper.barcode.co.il [192.116.93.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id AAA07677 for ; Tue, 17 Dec 1996 00:09:13 -0800 (PST) Received: (from smap@localhost) by gatekeeper.barcode.co.il (8.7.5/8.6.12) id KAA05616; Tue, 17 Dec 1996 10:09:20 +0200 (IST) X-Authentication-Warning: gatekeeper.barcode.co.il: smap set sender to using -f Received: from localhost.barcode.co.il(127.0.0.1) by gatekeeper.barcode.co.il via smap (V1.3) id sma005614; Tue Dec 17 10:09:01 1996 Message-ID: <32B654B9.19CD@barcode.co.il> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 10:07:21 +0200 From: Nadav Eiron X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (X11; I; SunOS 5.5 sun4m) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: David Mouser CC: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: inst_ide (CDROM) References: <32B5C58A.41C6@aba.net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk David Mouser wrote: > > Hello, I have just purchased the walnut creak cdrom > freebsd 2.1.5. In the instalation section it states > that there are two instalation files, Install & > Inst_ide. Unfortunatly after examining the contents > of the cdrom there is no sign of inst_ide at all. > > Does inst_ide actualy exist or is it just a figment of > the instalation guides imagination? The doc's are from 2.1.0 times. With 2.1.5, the standard installation includes the IDE support. If your ATAPI CD drive is still not recognized, try configuring it as the slave on your motherboard's primary EIDE controller. > > PS my computer uses ide devices and the instalation > guide states that install will not work for ide > based setups and that i must use inst_int? > > Any advise you can give would be greatly acepted. > thanks > DJM Nadav