Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:09:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: "Ian O'Friel" <Genius@glasgow.crosswinds.net> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: This question isn't urgent...... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980421135855.4368F-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <005f01bd6d63$ed580340$26f14ac2@metallica>
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There's more in -questions than just Greg. :-) On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Ian O'Friel wrote: > I have 3 computers, 1 for mucking about with, it saves me fiddling > unnecesarily with the other 2. One of them is the Compaq Presario 2110 > that I currently have FreeBSD running on because it is the only computer > using FAT16.... (usually anyway) The other is a Mitsibushi Apricot, I > decided to try and install FreeBSD on an old drive which I had lying > about as I always do, bits of PC' here, there and everywhere. The drive > is a measly 327Mb, the Primary drive is a 2Gb drive but runs on FAT32. OK. > When I tried installing FreeBSD on the Compaq It worked no problem, it > has 32Mb RAM and an 8x CD-ROM. When I tried installing on the Apricot > which has 48Mb RAM and a 24x CD-ROM it start OK when booting from floppy > but after setting up the partition info on the drives it tells me it > can't find the CD-ROM drive, it is either unsupported or not > present...... I think it's a 'Vuego 24x MAX' It won't install over a DOS > Partition either because of the FAT32. Check that the drive is set up correctly as a master or slave. Also try setting up a slave position on the primary controller. > Help Me.... I decided this would solve the problem with X-Windows not > working because it has an ATI 3D Rage II card which is compatible with > Mach64 (It based on the Mach64 actually) and I know the Mach64 is > supported by FreeBSD..... What problem are you having? > P.S I will CC this to FreeBSD-Newbies as well No, Auntie Sue will have your hide if you tried that. -questions is the correct forum. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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