Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 10:36:43 -0600 From: "Mark O'Lear" <Mark.Olear@Colorado.EDU> To: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@tombstone.sunrem.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IDE CDROM install instructions in FAQ?? Message-ID: <31AF201B.817@Colorado.EDU> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960531092408.2495A-100000@tombstone.sunrem.com>
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Brandon Gillespie wrote:
>
> I've searched the FAQ, I've searched the Handbook--both to no avail
> (either that, or I simply didn't look hard enough).
>
> Are there instructions for installing an IDE CDROM drive? I've done my
> best to follow my nose, I de-commented the ATAPI option and the wcd0
> device from the kernel config and rebuilt the kernel, I have even run a
> 'MAKEDEV wcd0' in the /dev directory, yet I still am unable to even get
> the CDROM probed on bootup.. It _IS_ an ide CDROM, plugged directly into
> the second IDE device slot on a Triton MB (onboard ide). The CDROM is a
> hitachi cdrom. For the kernel config I simply copied GENERIC and
> decommented the two pertinent lines (ATAPI and wcd0). What am I missing?
>
> -Brandon Gillespie
You might try putting in ATAPI_STATIC as well. I had to put both lines in
my kernel config file before it recognized my IDE CDROM drive:
options ATAPI #Enable ATAPI support for IDE bus
options ATAPI_STATIC #Don't do it as an LKM
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