Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 17:43:23 -0500 From: suk@pobox.com (Peter Kwangjun Suk) To: info@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Install won't recognize my cdrom Message-ID: <v01520d01ad189c97d779@[206.25.246.57]>
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The Installation program doesn't recognize my cdrom! (even after I boot
from cdrom)
(Please excuse me if my information is irrelevant. I am a longtime Unix
user, but know nothing about PC hardware.)
I have a AM486dx100 with IDE bus.
At Windows95 boot time, the messages displayed about the cdrom are:
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CD-ROM Device Driver Version 4.11
Copyright (C) Creative Technology Ltd, and
Copyright (C) Matsuchita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Ltd.
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993. All rights reserved.
Drive Name = MSCD000
Supporting the following units:
unit 0 id 1 MATSUSHITA CD-ROM CR-563-x 1.02
1 CD-ROM drives(s) connected
CD-ROM device driver installed.
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The CD-ROM is connected to a soundblaster card.
The CD-ROM gets installed as drive E:
I can go into MSDOS from Windows95, and run view.exe on drive E:, which
lets me choose the install.bat. However when it comes time to choose the
installation media, a message pops up saying that no cdroms are installed.
The same with booting off the floppy.
I have tried using the -c option on the installation kernel boot, and doing
iomem matcdc -1
No dice. I also booted up Windows95 on my machine, and looked at the port
address listed for the cdrom, which was 0340. I tried interpreting that
as both a Hex and an Octal number, and tried that for port and iomem.
I'm just about ready to throw in the towel.
Thanks.
--PKS
There's neither heaven nor hell -- Save that we grant ourselves.
There's neither fairness nor justice -- Save what we grant each other.
Peter Kwangjun Suk -- suk@pobox.com -- Musician, CSCI Graduate Student
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