Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 07:40:20 -0400 From: "Gary Chrysler" <tcg@ime.net> To: "Frank Varnell" <fvarnell@znet.com>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: compaq and ATAPI cdroms Message-ID: <199610101141.HAA25907@ime.net>
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IMHO a Dell is just the same. All those prefab mutations are.. :) Build your own and use Azus w/Triton II. You'll be happy.. :) -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848 ---------- > From: Frank Varnell <fvarnell@znet.com> > To: questions@freebsd.org > Subject: compaq and ATAPI cdroms > Date: Thursday, October 10, 1996 1:39 AM > > > > > >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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