Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 22:17:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: "David G. Hicks" <David@swinux.demon.co.uk> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 8x CD-ROM problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960723221526.243L-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <67@swinux.demon.co.uk>
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On Tue, 23 Jul 1996, David G. Hicks wrote: > First of all I hope I have the correct newsgroup! My problem is that I > cannot install FreeBSD 2.1 from my Toshiba 8X IDE CD-ROM installed on a > GATEWAY 2000 P5-200. I have tried to get grips with the "UserConfig" > command but with no luck. Perhaps this device is not supported under the > current release of FreeBSD. Anyway, I would appreciate any advice on > support for this device, if any. You've got the right mailing list. IDE drives are a bit finicky. 1. Make sure you're on 2.1.5, or if you're installing 2.1.0, make sure you use the "atapi.flp" boot floppy image. 2. Make sure the controller is properly configured in UserConfig (boot -c) 3. Try shifting the drive between the IDE channels, and master/slave positions. It is possible it's not supported. Some IDE CDROMs refuse to work, and the Gateway2000 may be a repackaged one of these. (I think it was a Mitsumi that didn't work, not sure) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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