Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 18:57:37 -0500 From: T Norris <TNorris@aol.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Can't get FreeBSD cdrom to load Message-ID: <33765CF1.493A@aol.com>
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I just purchased the latest walnut creek FreeBSD 2.2.1. After wasting an embarrasing number of hours trying to get this supposedly easier to install version of unix up and running, I am now begging for assistance. I did not have any problem at all with Linux. Had it up and running in only a few hours. Naturally I wanted to try the "better and faster" unix from FreeBSD. Where's the better and faster?? I find no books at my bookstore on FreeBSD installation amongst all the Linux books. I don't think that the folks at FreeBSD should bragg about how easy their product is to install. I would like to install from CD using my Toshiba IDE cdrom drive like I did with Linux. I first boot into FreeBSD from my cdrom. Then I go though the installation procedure, and even get all the IRQ conflicts resolved and my disk drives to be recognized and partitioned the way I want. Then the install program gets to the point where I am actually load the stuff from the cdrom. Then I get the message that I suddenly have no cdrom configured. This is not good. Please don't tell me that I won't be able to use my cd drive with Free($50)BSD. I thought I read somewhere that there is a IDE cd driver. Is there, and how do I find it on the $50 walnut creek cdrom.
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