Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 22:21:52 -0700 (PDT) From: attila@penguinpowered.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: kern/13944: ATAPI cd-rom not boot to install, nor detect with floppy install Message-ID: <19990925052152.F188514BFC@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 13944 >Category: kern >Synopsis: ATAPI cd-rom not boot to install, nor detect with floppy install >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Sep 24 22:30:02 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Attila Janos >Release: 3.3 Release >Organization: Monash University Gippsland Australia >Environment: - >Description: Yes I too have this problem. I installed linux redhat 5.1, 5.2, and 6.0. All of which I installed by booting from a cd-rom. I have an AOPEN IDE CD-ROM. I believe one would call this an ATAPI cd-rom I think. Anyways would like to trial free-bsd, so I downloaded the iso image at work, burnt it too a cd, and it booted the work pc fine. So I got it home, inserted it, it would not boot from cd-rom. So I said 'oh well' and made a floppy boot disk. It detects says something like BIOS Disk0 - disk A BIOS Disk1 - disk C ALAS no cd rom drive is detected :( I hope this problem can be fixed. As I have not had previous free-bsd experience I do not know if it will boot from an older boot disk. Can I use an older boot disk and still install bsd 3.3? I dont think this is possible. If anyone can help in anyway I, and whoever else has this delemma would be grateful? Attila System specs AOPEN 6LC Motherboard QUANTUM IDE HARD DRIVE AOPEN CD-ROM (IDE) Pentium II- 300 processor >How-To-Repeat: Boot with installation disk, no cd-rom detected. Boot with free-bsd bootable cd-rom , does not boot, boot failure. Works with redhat bootable cd-rom, and microcrap bootable cd-rom. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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