Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 15:25:43 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Steven Blair <bvn003@dog.he.boeing.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuring FreeBSD on Pentium Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970117152310.28771B-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il> In-Reply-To: <32DF71B0.447E@omega1.he.boeing.com>
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On Fri, 17 Jan 1997, Steven Blair wrote: > Hello: > > I am having difficult installing FreeBSD 2.1.5 on a Gateway > 125Mhz pentium. I have also tried the install on a generic > 100Mhz pentium with the same error. > > I have created the boot floppy, boot the pc with this floppy > and go through the setup options. When I get to the point > where I need to select the install media I choose CD-ROM and > am consistently told no CD-ROM drives found. The interesting > thing is that during the floppy boot the CD-ROM is detected. What do you mean it is detected. What message do you get? > > I have tried to install FreeBSD on a 200Mhz Pentimu Pro and > it works but the Pro is not available for me to use full time. > > The difference seems to be that on the Pentimu Pro the bios > reports the existence of the CD-ROM along with the floppy and > hard disk drives. The CD-ROM is not report on by the bios on the > 100 & 125 Mhz machines. This shouldn't make a different. > > Any ideas you have would be greatly appreciated. > To help you, we need more information, mainly the type of the CD-ROM drive you have, and the controller to which it is connected. If you have an ATAPI (IDE) drive, make sure it's *not* connected to a sound card, but rather to one of the EIDE controllers that control the hard disk(s) in your machine. In most cases, it works best when the drive is connected as the slave on the primary controller (with your first hard disk). Sometimes it also works as the single device on the secondary controller. You should also make sure the CD is in the drive *before* you boot. Nadav
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