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Date:      Thu, 9 May 1996 01:43:09 +0500
From:      "Bryan J. Smith, E.I." <b.j.smith@ieee.org>
To:        babel@cais.cais.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Install freeBSD
Message-ID:  <199605090141.VAA14472@sundial.sundial.net>

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The IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM driver is ALPHA QUALITY.  It didn't work for me 
either.  Try waiting for the 2.1.1 release, or you can spend the 
dozen+ hours downloading it all at 28.8Kbaud (like I did).

Later ...



> Date:          Wed, 8 May 1996 17:46:23 -0400
> From:          babel@cais.cais.com
> Subject:       Install freeBSD
> To:            questions@freebsd.org
> Cc:            babel@cais.com

> Have your freeBSD CD-ROM. Own Pentium PC with NEC (273) IDE CD-ROM using a 
> Mitsumi Driver. FreeBSD Sys Boot Hdw Config does not recognise it. Any 
> suggestions?
> 
> If I install freeBSD via floppy, what sys config includes your "wcd" driver and 
> kernel re-build utilities (compiler/Make). Thinking that I could install enough 
> via floppy to remake the kernal to include the IDE CD-ROM Driver wcd.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> any info at all will be helpful
> 
> Bob Abel
> (703) 802-8094
> babel@cais.com
> 
> 
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