Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 22:39:46 -0700 From: Frank Varnell <fvarnell@znet.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: compaq and ATAPI cdroms Message-ID: <325C8C22.5471@sd.znet.com>
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> >Yes Frank, > you need to get the 2.2-SNAPSHOT. It's the onlyu one that >works. I just been through this. >bob >> I have been unable to install freebsd on my new computer. >> I have a Compaq 133Mhz Presario #4706. It has 2.5MB hard disk and >> an 8x IDE CDROM (I don't know which brand).Also has Windows95. >> I bought the Walnut Creek 2.1.5 Aug '96 release. It didn't have >> the ATAPI.flp files mentioned in the book. So, I went back to the >> 2.1 release which I had successfully installed on another >> machine (dell w/ atapi). >> One of the reasons I bought this machine was that I thought a popular, >> mainstream machine would make an easy BSD install. >> Thanks to all that responded. The above comment to use 2.2-SNAPSHOT was useful. I downloaded the boot.flp from the 2.2-SNAPSHOT and was able to use that to install the 2.1.5 release. It was too late at night to actually debug it however to see if I could get everything else to work and see if 2.1.5 would recognize the CDROM. After all the comments about Compaq, I think I might return it. It won't be a problem. It was a pretty good deal however. Since I might return it. How do y'all feelabout DELL? I have also seen mention of not getting a clone with the Triton chip set, but most all clones seem to have this. Any comments? Again, thanks! Oh yeah, What about HP Pavilions? they have pretty good packages as well. P.S. the CDROM on my Compaq is a Hitachi CDR-7930.
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