From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 9 23:14:50 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA23629 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 9 Dec 1997 23:14:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from python.shoal.net.au (perrya@python.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA23568 for ; Tue, 9 Dec 1997 23:14:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from perrya@python.shoal.net.au) Received: from localhost (perrya@localhost) by python.shoal.net.au (8.8.6/8.8.5) with SMTP id SAA25514; Wed, 10 Dec 1997 18:13:22 +1100 (EST) Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 18:13:21 +1100 (EST) From: Andrew To: Darach Ennis cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Freebsd 2.2.5 - Refuses to install Goddammit. In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19971210000959.0094f0ac@gpo.iol.ie> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I have been trying for the past 3 hours to get freebsd 2.2.5 to install. > I think it won't recognize my cdrom (although the stupid program is begin > run from that cd-rom... im confused). > > Anyway, I dont have a Sony, Panasonic or Matsumi drive, I have a > Toshiba Plug 'n' Play drive. How do i get freebsd to install? > > It gives me a 'No CD-ROM devices found' error when i select cdrom as > media to install from. > One thing that I have heard is that ide cd-roms need to be either the slave on the 1st ide controller or the master on the second ide controller. Andrew Perry