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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 19:21:54 +0200 (IST)
From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
To: "Ing. Alfredo Patron Schacht" <apatron@optel.net>
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Subject: Re: problems with SCSI controller
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On Tue, 4 Mar 1997, Ing. Alfredo Patron Schacht wrote:

> Dear Sirs I have the following problem installing FreeBSD 2.1 from a
> CD-ROM:

2.1 is a bit outdated, you may want to try something newer...

> 
> Im installing over a Compaq Prosignia 300 server it has a Fast SCSI-2/P
> controller.
> I place the FreeBSD 2.1 CDROM and proceed to install but it gives me the
> error that there is no hard disk present, nor CD-ROM present.

What type of SCSI controller do you have? Try to disable all other 
controllers you don't use (by giving -c at the Boot: prompt).

> 
> I go to the options menu and tell it to install from the CD-ROM and it
> tells me that there is no CD-ROM present, and I´m actually reading the
> installation program from the CD-ROM!!!
> 
> Please help 

Gladly, but we need to know more details. Your full hardware 
configuration would be of great help, as well as any messages written to 
the console during the device probe.

> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ing. Alfredo Patron Schacht
> Optel Telecomunicaciones
> e-mail: apatron@optel.net
> web: http://www.optel.net
> tel:   525-201-4083
> fax:  525-201-4030
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 
Nadav