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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:58:06 -0400
From: Mark Segal <mark@club-web.com>
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To: Doug Jolley <doug@bigwheel.net>
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Subject: Re: Install can't see CD-ROM
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Doug Jolley wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.2 onto a P150 with 16 MB of
> RAM.  I want to install from a Mitsumi 8X CD-ROM.  I have a
> small DOS partition.  DOS mounts the CD-ROM just fine at
> 0x170 and IRQ 15.  I have no reported conflicts when I
> configure the FreeBSD kernel for installation and I am careful
> to make sure the configuration reflects the 0x170 address and
> the IRQ of 15 for the CD-ROM.  When I go to complete the
> installation and specify CD-ROM as the media, the installation
> routine complains that it is unable to find a CD-ROM device.
> 
> The frosting on the cake is that I've previously installed
> FreeBSD 2.2.2 on this same machine using the same CD-ROM without
> a hitch.
> 
> I'm at a loss as to even know what to check.  Any suggestions?
> Thanks for any input.
Did u put another harddrive in because i had the same problem, freebsd
didn't like the CDROM as a master when i had two HD's it wanted each HD
as a primary and the cd-rom secondary to one of them :).


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Mark Segal
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