Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 19:32:12 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: "Jose' Marcos Bizinover" <jmarcos@domain.com.br> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, support@cdrom.com Subject: Re: CREATIVE LABS IDE CD-ROM DRIVE Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970126193141.11403A-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il> In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970126144336.00679058@domain.com.br>
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On Sun, 26 Jan 1997, Jose' Marcos Bizinover wrote: > Dear Sirs, > > I've bought Walnut Creek's FreeBSD 2.1.6 CD-ROM, but the install kernel, > booted from floppy and 'SYSINSTALL' don't find/probe my IDE CD-ROM DRIVE > (Creative Labs model CD820E.1v78b9108 - 8x speed). It is placed in the > secondary on board IDE controlller: INTEL PIIX PCI IDE, IRQ = 15; port = > 0x170. Install kernel probed wdc1 at 0x170, IRQ =15, but when i try to > install from CD-ROM i receive 'No CD-ROM device found' (BTW, no problems > with my other O/S, Win95) > > In RELNOTES.TXT it's mentioned a 'wcd' device - ATAPI IDE interface in an > Alpha(?!?!) stage in 2.1.6... > > Question: It's possible find my IDE CD-ROM? In my opinion, this issue is a > reasonably feature to be present in FreeBSD since now virtually all > commercial CD-ROM launched in market it's an IDE one... So, what's the > purpose of buying an O/S within a CD-ROM if you can't install from it and > even te O?S don't recognize a 'de facto' device? > > Looking forward to hearing about you, > > Yours sincerelly, > ************************** > * * > * Jose' Marcos Bizinover * > * jmarcos@domain.com.br * > * * > ************************** > > Try moving your CD drive to be the slave on teh primary IDE controller. I have a Creative x8 drive working that way. Nadav
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