From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Sep 9 05:09:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA01922 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 9 Sep 1998 05:09:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mailhost.criterion.canon.co.uk (cruella.criterion.canon.co.uk [194.223.249.254]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA01912 for ; Wed, 9 Sep 1998 05:09:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from adamn@criterion.canon.co.uk) Received: from criterion.canon.co.uk (hermes.criterion.canon.co.uk [194.223.249.13]) by mailhost.criterion.canon.co.uk (8.8.8/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA27597 for ; Wed, 9 Sep 1998 13:04:23 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <35F66E2E.FA8784D1@criterion.canon.co.uk> Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 13:01:50 +0100 From: Adam Nealis Organization: Criterion Software, Ltd. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.0.34 i686) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions Subject: Installation: Boot 2.2.7 from SONY CDU33A? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Tried to install 2.2.7 from the Walnut Creek CD over a WINNiT (sic) 4.0 installation on a P90. Having made a boot floppy via my Win 95/Linux machine and the makeflp script, I couldn't get the boot floppy to spot the CD-ROM drive. I know could have used the Linux box to export the CD-ROM via NFS for a network install, or (horror!) installed over the 'Net (my poor 'phone bill!), but I'm stubborn. I tried all the different CD-ROM options (including the SONY) from the boot floppy's full screen mode install menus without success. So, having browsed the on-line handbook today, at work, I notice the CDU33A is supported in the GENERIC kernel, so I suppose my questions are: o is the kernel on the boot floppy a GENERIC kernel? o does this kernel support the CDU33A? o should I boot with the -c option from the floppy? o Should I boot NT again, and get the I/O port info' from the Device Manager in Control Panel just in case? It'd be nice to go home and get my own back on my friend who's staying with me at the moment, since he derived great pleasure from seeing me struggle last night. TIA, Adam. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message